Evaluation of a spontaneously breathing patient reveals tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right and an absence of breath sounds on the left. The most likely etiology would be
A. bronchiectasis.
B. myasthenia gravis.
C. acute asthmatic attack.
D. left tension pneumothorax.
Answer: D. left tension pneumothorax.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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