Upon exam of an acutely dyspneic and hypotensive patient, you note the following (all limited to the left hemithorax): reduced chest expansion, hyperresonance to percussion, absent of breath sounds and tactile fremitus, and a tracheal shift to the right. These findings suggest:
A. left-sided pleural effusion
B. left-sided consolidation
C. left lobar obstruction/atelectasis
D. left-sided pneumothorax
Ans: D. left-sided pneumothorax
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