SAQ 401 – Respiratory – spontaneous pneumothorax and ultrasound

A 20-year-old male smoker with no past medical history presents with right-sided pleuritic chest pain. He scuba dives recreationally. Examination reveals absent right-sided breath sounds and a hyper-resonant percussion note. You perform lung ultrasound to assess for pneumothorax.

Observation	Result
Heart rate	80/min
Blood pressure	125/70 mmHg
Respiratory rate	20/min
Oxygen saturation	95% on room air

State the most common risk factor for spontaneous pneumothorax.

(Marked out of 1.0)

/ 1

State three (3) ultrasound findings that help confirm or exclude pneumothorax.

(Marked out of 3.0)

/ 3

Complete the table with two (2) justifications for two (2) treatment options.

(Marked out of 4.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>Treatment option</th> <th>Justification</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

/ 4

State four (4) discharge advice points.

(Marked out of 4.0)

/ 4

Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%