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A 22-year-old healthy man presents with acute onset pleuritic, left-sided chest pain and mild dyspnea. Social history includes smoking a pack of cigarettes a week. Vital signs include blood pressure 142/74 mm Hg, heart rate 82 beats/minute, and oxygen saturation 97% on room air. He is in no acute distress. His chest radiograph is shown above. Which of the following is the next best step in management?
A) Discharge home with ibuprofen for pain relief
B) Order a computed tomography scan of the chest
C) Perform a chest tube thoracostomy
D) Place patient on 100% oxygen and repeat chest radiograph in six hours
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A 22-year-old healthy man presents with acute onset pleuritic, left-sided chest pain and mild dyspnea. Social history includes smoking a pack of cigarettes a week. Vital signs include blood pressure 142/74 mm Hg, heart rate 82 beats/minute, and oxygen saturation 97% on room air. He is in no acute distress. His chest radiograph is shown above. Which of the following is the next best step in management?
A) Discharge home with ibuprofen for pain relief
B) Order a computed tomography scan of the chest
C) Perform a chest tube thoracostomy
D) Place patient on 100% oxygen and repeat chest radiograph in six hours
You can find other episodes of The Rosh Reveal podcast here.
Remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us feedback!
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Android
Google podcasts
For more great Rosh Review content, including thousands of more questions, explanations, and custom teaching images, visit any of the pages below:
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Nurse Practitioner: Certification Exam, ENP Certification Exam, AGACNP Certification Exam, AGPCNP Certification Exam, CPNP-PC Certification Exam, PMHNP Certification Exam
Nursing: Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Certification Exam
Emergency Medicine: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam, ConCert
Family Medicine: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam
Pediatrics: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam
OB/GYN: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam
Internal Medicine: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam
Psychiatry: In-Training Exam, Certification Exam
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