Question

A 22-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with sudden onset severe shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. He is tall and thin. Examination reveals hyper-resonance and reduced breath sounds on the right side of his chest. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

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Pulmonary embolism

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Acute asthma exacerbation

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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Myocardial infarction

Practice question

A 22-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with sudden onset severe shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. He is tall and thin. Examination reveals hyper-resonance and reduced breath sounds on the right side of his chest. What is the most likely diagnosis?