Lecture Notes: General Surgery

Harold Ellis, Sir Roy Calne, Christopher Watson

Multiple Choice: Chapter 11 The heart and thoracic aorta

Question 1. Which of the following are signs of a tension pneumothorax?

A Dyspnoea
B Trachea displaced towards the affected lung
C Tympanitic percussion note on the affected side
D Surgical emphysema
E Absent breath sounds over the affected side