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nurse2mrow nurse2mrow
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The client has broken ribs that penetrated through the skin as a result of a motor vehicle crash 3 days ago. The client now complains of increased pain, shortness of breath, and fever. Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the possibility of a pleural effusion and empyema?
A.   Wheezing on exhalation on the side with the broken ribs
B.   Absence of fremitus at and below the site of injury
C.   Crepitus of the skin around the site of injury
D.   Absence of gastric motility
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Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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