This 23-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident. What is the diagnosis?
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 The patient's endotracheal tube needs to be withdrawn further into the trachea.
Aortic dissection
Cardiac rupture
Diaphragmatic rupture
Pneumothorax
C.N.S.