Posted: July 24th, 2017

A previously healthy, tall, and slender 19-yearold woman has the sudden onset of right-sided chest pain followed by progressive dyspnea. Ten hours later, an x-ray of the chest shows a collapsed right lung and air in the right pleural space. Which of the following is the most likely underlying condition?

A previously healthy, tall, and slender 19-yearold
woman has the sudden onset of right-sided
chest pain followed by progressive dyspnea. Ten
hours later, an x-ray of the chest shows a
collapsed right lung and air in the right pleural
space. Which of the following is the most likely
underlying condition?
(A) Bronchiectasis
(B) Lung abscess
(C) Panacinar emphysema
(D) Pulmonary sequestration
(E) Subpleural bleb