Multiple Choice
The respiratory therapist is examining a patient in the medical ward and notes that the trachea is deviated to the right. Which of the following may be causing the tracheal deviation to the right?
A) A right-sided tension pneumothorax.
B) A right-sided pleural effusion.
C) A tumor mass on the right.
D) Atelectasis of the right upper lobe.
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