The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

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A 20 year old man who was involved in a road traffic collision is found to be in respiratory distress. He is intubated and is bag valve masked. The anaesthetist tells you that he has to use a lot of force to ventilate the patient. On auscultation there is reduced air entry on the left hand side of the chest. The trachea is deviated to the right hand side. Which one of the following is the most appropriate management option for this patient?

Please select one of the following:

A chest X-Ray
A CT thorax
Decompression using a large bore cannula on the left
Decompression using a large bore cannula on the right
Insert a chest drain

Question By Mr. Kasun Wanigasooriya MBCHB, MRCS.