You respond to a 20 year old man who was playing basketball and suddenly developed chest pain and respiratory difficulty. He is alert and oriented and complaining of chest pain. He is breathing at 24 breaths/min. His pulse is 140 beats/min and blood pressure is 160/90 mm Hg. Upon listening to the chest, you notice diminished breath sounds on the left side. The patient is most likely suffering from a (n)
A. spontaneous pneumothorax
B. hemothorax
C. tension pneumonthorax
D. open pneumonthorax
Answer: A. spontaneous pneumothorax
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