4. A 29 year old male falls 17 feet (5 m) to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should you suspect? A. Simple pneumothorax B. Open pneumothorax C. Tear of the aortic arch D. Flail chest

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          4. A 29 year old male falls 17 feet (5 m) to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should you suspect?
A. Simple pneumothorax
B. Open pneumothorax
C. Tear of the aortic arch
D. Flail chest

4 a 29 year old male falls 17 feet 5 m to the ground from a tree he complains of pain with movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes you note accessory muscle use foc 73347

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4. A 29 year old male falls 17 feet (5 m) to the ground from a tree. He complains of pain with movement and pain on the right side of his chest when he breathes. You note accessory muscle use, focal tenderness, bony crepitus, and absent breath sounds on his right side. What should you suspect? A. Simple pneumothorax B. Open pneumothorax C. Tear of the aortic arch D. Flail chest