A 34-year-old male patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. He has significant chest pain, trouble breathing, and decreased breath sounds on the left side. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Cardiac Contusion
Pneumothorax
Hemothorax
Pulmonary Embolism
Based on the symptoms of significant chest pain, trouble breathing, and decreased breath sounds on one side, the most likely diagnosis is a pneumothorax. This condition occurs when air collects in the pleural space, causing the lung to collapse partially or completely, leading to decreased breath sounds. The mechanism of injury in a motor vehicle accident frequently involves blunt trauma to the chest, which can result in a pneumothorax.
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