Question

A 20-year-old is involved in a high-speed MVC and arrives hemodynamically unstable with distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds, and hypotension. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac tamponade

Answer

Massive haemothorax

Answer

Tension pneumothorax

Answer

Flail chest

Answer

Aortic dissection

Practice question

A 20-year-old is involved in a high-speed MVC and arrives hemodynamically unstable with distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds, and hypotension. Which diagnosis is most likely?