All of the following are causes of a flail chest EXCEPT:

All of the following are causes of a flail chest EXCEPT:
 
  a. blast injury.
  b. motor vehicle accident.
  c. split sternum for open heart surgery.
  d. fall from heights.

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Q. 2  Which of the following are pathologic changes associated with a flail chest?
 
  1. Pneumothorax
  2. Secondary pneumonia
  3. Pleural effusion
  4. Elevated diaphragms
  a. 1, 2
  b. 3, 4
  c. 1, 3, 4
  d. 1, 2, 3, 4

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Q. 3  A patient with MAS has had a chest radiograph taken. What findings can be expected?
 
  a. Elevated diaphragms
  b. Mediastinal shift
  c. Irregular densities throughout the lungs
  d. Air bronchograms

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Q. 4  Common chest assessment findings in a patient with cystic fibrosis include:
 
  1. tracheal deviation.
  2. breath sounds reveal crackles and rhonchi.
  3. dull percussion note.
  4. hyperresonant percussion note.
  a. 1, 3
  b. 2, 4
  c. 1, 2
  d. 2, 3, 4