Paradoxical breathing is seen in
Correct Answer: Flial chest
Description: Two of the symptoms of flail chest are chest pain and shoness of breath. It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in multiple places, separating a segment, so a pa of the chest wall moves independently. This so-called "paradoxical breathing" is painful and increases the work involved in breathing Ref Davidson 23rd edition pg 579
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