Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2023
A 19-year-old student was urgently hospitalized due to a marked dyspnea and chest pain on the left. Her body temperature is 38.8°C. She has been presenting with these signs for 3 days. Respiratory rate is 42/min., shallow. Percussion sound is dull to the left from the center of the scapula, no respiration can be auscultated. The left heart border is displaced outwards by 3 cm. Embryocardia and heart rate of 110/min are observed. Palpation of the right subcostal area is painful. What urgent measures should be taken in this case?
Answer options
- Administration of cardiac glycosides
- Administration of furosemide
- Urgent thoracocentesis
- Referral into the thoracic surgery unit
- Prescription of penicillin antibiotics
Correct answer
Urgent thoracocentesis
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