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Medicine C.N.S. 1e024371

This 23-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident. What is the diagnosis?

A
Aortic dissection
B
Cardiac rupture
C
Diaphragmatic rupture
D
Pneumothorax
High-Yield Explanation
Answer D. PneumothoraxThe presence of a deep, lucent, right costophrenic angle on supine chest radiography is an indirect sign of a pneumothorax. In addition, a pneumothorax with associated rib fractures and subcutaneous emphysema is evident in the right chest. The patient's endotracheal tube needs to be withdrawn further into the trachea.

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