A hyperresonant percussion note over one hemithorax with absent breath sounds suggests:

A hyperresonant percussion note over one

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APneumothorax
BConsolidation
CPleural effusion
DAtelectasis

✓ Correct answer: A. Pneumothorax Trapped pleural air produces hyperresonance with diminished or absent breath sounds; fluid or consolidation instead produces dullness.

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