Worsening shortness of breath and chest pain

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A 47-y.o. man with a history of COPD comes to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath and chest pain. The chest pain is described as mostly right-sided and constant but worse with deep inspiration. The pain and shortness of breath awoke her from sleep in the middle of the night and she called emergency medical services to bring her to the emergency department. During lung auscultation you hear no any lung sounds. What is the most likely complication in this patient?

Acute right ventricular failure Acute left ventricular failure Pulmonary embolism Spontaneous pneumothorax COPD attack.

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