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A 45-year-old man was brought to clinic with complaints of a sudden pain in the left chest part and epigastric area, shortness of breath, nausea, one-time vomiting. The acute pain started after considerable weight lifting. On physical examination: shallow breathing, RR - 38/min, left chest part is getting behind during respiration, by percussion - tympanitic sound, respiration is not auscultated. Ps - 110 bpm, of weak filling. BP - 100/60 mm Hg, insignificant displacement of heart to the right, sounds are dull. What examination is the most expedient?

Answer options

  1. Electrocardiography
  2. Ultrasound of the abdominal cavity
  3. Bronchoscopy
  4. Roentgenography
  5. Esophagogastroscopy
Correct answer

Roentgenography

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