Primary spontaneous pneumothorax - repeat CXR
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Teaching point
A young patient with sudden chest pain after exertion and reduced breath sounds but no breathlessness suggests a small primary spontaneous pneumothorax; after initial CXR and 4 hours' observation, repeat the CXR to check for progression.
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