A 25 year old male, non smoker with history of penetrating trauma to the left chest presented to emergency department with sudden onset breathlessness; on examinations RR=22/min, decreased air entry on left side of chest, spo2 = 94% on room air..

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Sudden Breathlessness in Trauma Patient

Pulmonary medicine

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