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===Lungs=== | ===Lungs=== | ||
*[[Dyspnea]] | *[[Dyspnea]] | ||
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*Unequal chest rise | *Unequal chest rise | ||
*Possibly [[subcutaneous]] air | *Possibly [[subcutaneous]] air | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Physical Examination
Vitals
Pulse
Rate
Blood Pressure
- Hypotension
- Narrowing pulse pressure
Respiratory Rate
Skin
- Pale, cool, clammy skin
Lungs
- Dyspnea
- Cyanosis
- Decreased or absent breath sounds on affected side
- Tracheal deviation
- Dull resonance on percussion
- Unequal chest rise
- Possibly subcutaneous air