Question

In a patient with chest trauma, what does dyspnea indicate?

Accepted Answer

This indicates many things, including airway obstruction, damage to the chest wall, improper chest expansion because of the loss of normal control of breathing, or lung compression because of accumulated blood or air in the chest cavity.

Front	In a patient with chest trauma, what does dyspnea indicate?
Back	This indicates many things, including airway obstruction, damage to the chest wall, improper chest expansion because of the loss of normal control of breathing, or lung compression because of accumulated blood or air in the chest cavity.

Chest Patient Trauma Dyspnea Things Including Airway Obstruction