06-05-2015, 10:45 PM
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86. A 16-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department because of a knife wound to the left
side of his chest. An x-ray of the chest shows an air-fluid level in the left side of the chest, partial
collapse of the left lung, and elevation of the stomach bubble. The mediastinum is in the midline. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Hemopneumothorax, not under tension
(B) Hemothorax, not under tension
© Pneumothorax, not under tension
(D) Tension hemopneumothorax
(E) Tension hemothorax
(F) Tension pneumothorax
86. A 16-year-old boy is admitted to the emergency department because of a knife wound to the left
side of his chest. An x-ray of the chest shows an air-fluid level in the left side of the chest, partial
collapse of the left lung, and elevation of the stomach bubble. The mediastinum is in the midline. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Hemopneumothorax, not under tension
(B) Hemothorax, not under tension
© Pneumothorax, not under tension
(D) Tension hemopneumothorax
(E) Tension hemothorax
(F) Tension pneumothorax