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Case Study 3: PneumothoraxPatient: 19-year-old tall, thin male smokerPresentation:%u2022 Sudden onset right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. Hyperresonant right chest, decreased breath sounds.%u2022 Chest X-ray confirming large right-sided pneumothoraxTreatment%u2022 Oxygen therapy%u2022 Needle aspiration attempted but unsuccessful%u2022 Chest tube insertion under local anesthesia%u2022 Chest tube left in place for 48 hours with underwater seal%u2022 Repeat X-ray showing lung re-expansion%u2022 Chest tube removed, patient counseled on smoking cessation
