A 28-year-old patient in a motor vehicle accident presents to the emergency department. He complains of right sided chest pain, difficulty inhaling, and abnormal chest movement. The healthcare providers suspect the patient has multiple rib fractures and flail chest. Which of these assessment findings supports that diagnosis?
paradoxical respirations
swelling abdomen
frothy, pink sputum
tracheal shift
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