A 70-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to Severe

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Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to severe right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath after a fall.  While doing yard work, the patient fell off of a ladder, striking his back on several large stones.  Immediately afterward, he felt sharp pain over his posterior chest and had trouble catching his breath.  Blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg, pulse is 88/min, and respirations are 24/min.  Chest x-ray is shown in the exhibit.  Physical examination of the right side of the chest would most likely reveal which of the following?

• A)Bronchophony
• B)Dullness to percussion
• C)Increased diaphragmatic excursion
• D)Prolonged expiration
• E)Subcutaneous crepitus
• F)Wheezing

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