Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A 38-year-old patient has suddenly developed pain in the left side of his chest, suffocation. Objectively: moderately grave condition, Ps- 100/min, AP- 90/60 mm Hg, breath sounds on the left cannot be auscultated. Chest radiography shows the collapse of the left lung up to 1/2. What kind of treatment should be administered?
Answer options
- Active thoracostomy
- Rest, resolution therapy
- Pleural puncture
- Operative therapy
- Passive thoracostomy
Correct answer
Passive thoracostomy
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