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On putting an internal jugular vein catheter, a patient has developed sudden onset severe respiratory distress. Clinical diagnosis is?

A
Pneumothorax
B
Sepsis
C
ARDS
D
Infective endaeritis
High-Yield Explanation
The catheter penetrated the jugular vein and traumatized the lung parenchyma damaging the lung tissues leading to PNEUMOTHORAX OPTION B - Takes time to form septicemia OPTION C: MCC of ARDS is Sepsis so, not related to question OPTION D: In Infective Endaeritis fever develops and not respiratory distress

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