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A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority?

▸ Draw arterial blood gasses.

▸ Assist with a chest tube insertion.

▸ Give the patient low-flow oxygen.

▸ Assess for clubbing of fingernails.

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Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis of Disease in Adults and Children

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Authors: McCance, Huether

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