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ModerateRespiratoryPrimary spontaneous pneumothoraxuk-plab-1

A 24-year-old tall, slim man who smokes presents with sudden onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. He is haemodynamically stable. Chest X-ray shows a right primary spontaneous pneumothorax with a visible rim of 3 cm between the lung margin and chest wall at the level of the hilum. There is no underlying lung disease. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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