A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a thoracentesis to relieve pleural compression. Shortly after the procedure, the client develops worsening dyspnea and reports chest tightness. Which finding would the nurse most likely associate with a complication following this procedure?
- Mild increase in respiratory rate returning to baseline within 10 minutes
- Productive cough with clear sputum immediately after the procedure
- Decreased oxygen saturation and absent breath sounds on the affected side
- Mild soreness at the puncture site with no change in breath sounds