What is the term for abnormal gas movement from one lung to the other?

a. Paradoxical movement
b. Pendelluft
c. Palindromic breathing
d. Pneumatic shift

B
The abnormal movement of gas from one lung to the other is termed pendelluft and may occur with a flail chest.

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