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A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by emergency medical services after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He is in severe respiratory distress and is unable to speak in full sentences. His blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg, pulse is 135/min, and respirations are 36/min. Oxygen saturation is 84% on room air. Physical examination reveals distended neck veins, absent breath sounds over the right hemithorax, and tracheal deviation to the left side. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

  1. Perform immediate needle or finger thoracostomyCevap
  2. B
    Obtain an urgent portable chest radiograph
  3. C
    Order computed tomography angiography of the chest
  4. D
    Administer intravenous metoprolol
  5. E
    Perform a transesophageal echocardiogram

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Perform immediate needle or finger thoracostomy
The patient presents with classic signs of a tension pneumothorax: severe respiratory distress, hypotension, tachycardia, distended neck veins, absent breath sounds on one side, and tracheal deviation away from the affected side. The increased intrathoracic pressure compresses the superior and inferior vena cava, decreasing venous return and causing obstructive shock. Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening emergency and must be diagnosed clinically. The most appropriate next step is immediate decompression of the pleural space via needle thoracostomy, finger thoracostomy, or tube thoracostomy. Treatment must never be delayed for imaging in an unstable patient.

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1
Evaluate the patient's vital signs and physical examination findings.
The patient exhibits hypotension, tachycardia, hypoxia, unilaterally absent breath sounds, jugular venous distension, and tracheal deviation.
To quickly identify life-threatening causes of shock and respiratory failure in a trauma setting.
2
Formulate a clinical diagnosis based on the classic triad of findings.
The constellation of findings indicates a tension pneumothorax causing obstructive shock.
Tension pneumothorax must be diagnosed clinically; waiting for imaging is dangerous.
3
Select the immediate life-saving procedural intervention.
Immediate decompression of the pleural space is indicated via needle, finger, or tube thoracostomy.
Decompression relieves the intrathoracic pressure, restoring venous return and cardiac output.

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Tension pneumothorax is a clinical diagnosis that requires immediate pleural decompression (thoracostomy) prior to obtaining diagnostic imaging.
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