The Respiratory Care Practitioner Is Asked to Evaluate a Patient's

Multiple Choice

The respiratory care practitioner is asked to evaluate a patient's chest x-ray.Upon evaluation,the practitioner notes that the hemidiaphragms extend beyond the tenth rib space and no longer maintain their characteristic domed shape.How should this be reported?

A) Atelectasis is present bilaterally
B) The patient has bilateral pneumonia
C) The lungs are hyperinflated
D) There is a unilateral pneumothorax