A 30-year-old man presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath; a spontaneous pneumothorax is suspected. Which investigatio...

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A 30-year-old man presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath; a spontaneous pneumothorax is suspected. Which investigation is first-line

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Chest X-ray

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CT chest

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Ventilation-perfusion scan

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Echocardiogram

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Arterial blood gas only

MCQ (SBA): Respiratory medicine

A 30-year-old man presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath; a spontaneous pneumothorax is suspected. Which investigation is first-line