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What is something is is similar to a tension pneumothorax?
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MI: The symptoms associated with a tension pneumothorax consist of chest pain, shortness of breath, and hypotension if it continues to progress. The problem which mimics this is an acute myocardial infarction, or hesrt attack. A chest xray will be able to tellthe ddifference.
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