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ModerateRespiratoryPrimary spontaneous pneumothoraxuk-plab-1

A tall, thin 22-year-old man who smokes presents with sudden onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. He is haemodynamically stable. Chest X-ray shows a right-sided primary spontaneous pneumothorax with a 3 cm rim of air between the lung margin and chest wall at the level of the hilum. He is not significantly breathless at rest. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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