You are assessing a young male who was stabbed in the right lower chest. He is semiconscious and has labored breathing, collapsed jugular veins, and absent breath sounds on the right side of his chest. This patient MOST likely has a:

A: hemothorax.
B: liver laceration.
C: pneumothorax.
D: ruptured spleen.

Answer: A: hemothorax.

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