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ModerateRespiratoryPrimary spontaneous pneumothoraxuk-plab-1

A 24-year-old tall, thin man presents with sudden right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. He is haemodynamically stable. Chest X-ray shows a right-sided primary spontaneous pneumothorax measuring 3 cm between the lung margin and chest wall at the level of the hilum. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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