When caring for a patient with signs of a pneumothorax, your MOST immediate concern should be:
A. hypovolemia.
B. intrathoracic bleeding.
C. ventilatory inadequacy.
D. associated myocardial injury.
Answer: C. ventilatory inadequacy.
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