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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

  1. Administration of cardiac glycosides
  2. Administration of furosemide
  3. Urgent thoracocentesis
  4. Referral into the thoracic surgery unit
  5. Prescription of penicillin antibiotics
Correct answer

Urgent thoracocentesis

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