Hemothorax Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 23-year-old man is admitted to the trauma intensive care unit following penetrating chest trauma from a motor vehicle collision. On admission, the patient required a left chest tube thoracostomy due to a large hemothorax and hemodynamic instability. He is intubated and transferred to the ICU following chest tube placement with drainage. He remains in critical condition due to injuries to multiple organs. He is examined three days postoperatively on rounds. Temperature is 37.1 °C (98.9 °F), pulse is 90/min, respiratory rate is 20/min, blood pressure is 122/74 mmHg, and he remains sedated and on mechanical ventilation. On physical examination, there is minimal chest tube output and diminished breath sounds over the left lung base. Chest radiograph demonstrates persistent opacification over the left lower lung field and blunting of the left costophrenic angle. Serum white blood cell count is normal. Which of the following is the best next step in management?  

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