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Your patient is a high school basketball player who suddenly became short of breath during practice. As he ran down the court, he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his chest, which he describes as being "behind his nipple." He appears to be in moderate respiratory distress. He is breathing 28 times per minute, has a room air pulse oximetry reading of 95%, a heart rate of 96, blood pressure 116/78, and warm, moist skin. The monitor shows that he is in a sinus rhythm, and auscultation of the chest reveals diminished lung sounds on the left. Which of the following interventions is indicated for this patient?
A) Immediate needle decompression of the left hemithorax
B) 40 mg of furosemide, IV push
C) Nebulized albuterol
D) Oxygen, 4 liters per minute by nasal cannula
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Thanks so much!
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Good luck on exams!
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