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EasyRespiratoryPrimary spontaneous pneumothoraxca-mccqe1

A 24-year-old tall, thin man with no past medical history presents with sudden right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. He is haemodynamically stable. Chest x-ray shows a small right primary spontaneous pneumothorax with a 1.5 cm rim of air at the apex and no mediastinal shift. What is the most appropriate management?

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