Aman called ems 12 hours after injuring his chest. your assessment reveals a flail segment to the right side of the chest. the patient is experiencing respiratory distress and his oxygen saturation is 78%. his breath sounds are equal bilaterally and his jugular veins are normal. you should suspect:

The answer to this question is that in this situation you should suspect a pulmonary contusion.

A pulmomary contusion is also known as lung contusion which is a situation where there is a bruise in the lungs that may be caused by a chest trauma. In pulmonary contusion there is an excess fluid in the lungs which causes an inadequate oxygen level in which the patient experience difficulty in breathing and this is called hypoxia.

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