The Nurse Is Assessing a Patient with an Endotracheal Tube

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a patient with an endotracheal tube and notes decreased breath sounds on the left with normal sounds on the right.Which condition may cause this? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

A) Pressure from a right pneumothorax
B) Misplacement of the endotracheal tube
C) High pulmonary pressures
D) Partial obstruction of the endotracheal tube
E) A large infiltrate in the left lung