Upon exam of an acutely dyspneic and hypotensive patient, you note the following (all limited to the left hemithorax): reduced chest expansion, hyperresonance to percussion, absent of breath sounds and tactile fremitus, and a tracheal shift to the right. These findings suggest:
A. left-sided pleural effusion
B. left-sided consolidation
C. left lobar obstruction/atelectasis
D. left-sided pneumothorax
Ans: D. left-sided pneumothorax
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a. Random b. Fasting timed c. 24-hour d. Catheterized
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You note a 5-year-old patient seizing as you approach him. Which observation or piece of information would be most alarming?
A) The patient has no history of seizures B) The patient has a history of leukemia C) The patient is incontinent of urine and feces D) The patient has been seizing for 12 minutes
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