This is a 16-year-old male presenting with moderately severe acute wheezing. His oxygen saturation is 95% on room air. He is given an albuterol aerosol and he is noted to improve, but his degree of aeration is still somewhat poor. He complains of mild chest pain.
What do you see on his chest x-ray that might be causing his chest pain?
- pneumothorax
- pleural effusion
- vertebral fracture
- pneumomediastinum
- pulmonary congestion
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