While inspecting a spontaneously breathing adult patient's thorax, you note paradoxical movement of the right chest wall. This observation is most consistent with which of the following conditions?
A. pulmonary emphysema
B. phrenic nerve dysfunction
C. pulmonary embolism
D. pulmonary fibrosis
Answer: B. phrenic nerve dysfunction
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