Your patient presents with a single stab wound to the right chest. He complains of sharp pain while breathing and feels short of breath. His lung sounds are clear on the left but diminished on the right. You suspect:
A. open pneumothorax.
B. injury to the larynx.
C. spinal injury.
D. flail chest.
Answer: A
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