A Patient with Blunt Chest Injury Has Been Admitted to the Emergency

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with blunt chest injury has been admitted to the emergency department in severe respiratory distress. Upon physical examination, the patient is hypotensive, has distended neck veins, and heart sounds are muffled. What is the most probable diagnosis?

• A) Tension pneumothorax
• B) Hemothorax
• C) Cardiac tamponade
• D) Flail chest

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