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EasyRespiratory medicinePneumothorax

A 24-year-old man presents with pleuritic chest pain, dyspnoea, and a sudden onset. Examination reveals hyperresonance and absent breath sounds on the right side. A chest X-ray confirms a spontaneous pneumothorax. He is not breathless at rest, and the pneumothorax is <2 cm in rim. What is the recommended initial management?

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