A 50-year-old female is in cardiac arrest and the team is managing the airway. After intubation, the team notices asymmetric chest rise with ventilati...

Question

A 50-year-old female is in cardiac arrest and the team is managing the airway. After intubation, the team notices asymmetric chest rise with ventilation - the right chest rises but the left does not. Breath sounds are absent on the left. What is the most likely cause?

Accepted Answer

Right main bronchus intubation - the tube has been advanced too far and has entered the right bronchus

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Oesophageal intubation

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Left haemothorax

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Left tension pneumothorax

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Endotracheal tube cuff herniation occluding the left bronchus

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Right Main Bronchus Intubation

A 50-year-old female is in cardiac arrest and the team is managing the airway. After intubation, the team notices asymmetric chest rise with ventilation - the right chest rises but the left does not. Breath sounds are absent on the left. What is the most likely cause?