A 23-year-old male is brought in after a high-speed road traffic accident. He is hypotensive (80/50 mmHg), tachycardic (HR 130 bpm), with distended ne...

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A 23-year-old male is brought in after a high-speed road traffic accident. He is hypotensive (80/50 mmHg), tachycardic (HR 130 bpm), with distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds, and pulsus paradoxus. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac tamponade

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Tension pneumothorax

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Massive haemothorax

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Aortic dissection

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Flail chest

MCQ (SBA): Emergency medicine & Acute presentations

A 23-year-old male is brought in after a high-speed road traffic accident. He is hypotensive (80/50 mmHg), tachycardic (HR 130 bpm), with distended neck veins, muffled heart sounds, and pulsus paradoxus. What is the most likely diagnosis?