Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
A 25-year-old male presents to an emergency department with sudden-onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. On examination. he has arterial blood saturation of 90% in air and is afebrile. An X-ray shows a lung edge visible in the right hemithorax, beyond which no lung markings are seen. Which of the following conditions has most likely occurred in this patient?
Answer options
- Acrophagy
- Pleurisy
- Rib fracture
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumonia
Correct answer
Pneumothorax
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