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A 45-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after being involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident. The patient is agitated and in respiratory distress. Temperature is 37.6°C (99.7°F), pulse is 120/min, and blood pressure is 98/63 mmHg. Respirations are 25/min, and the patient has an oxygen saturation of 87% on room air. An immediate chest x-ray is obtained and demonstrates the following findings:

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Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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Re-expansion pulmonary edema

Tension pneumothorax

Traumatic pneumothorax

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Pulmonary contusion