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A 32-year-old man with a history of pneumothorax presents to the urgent care after a sudden onset of left-sided chest pain that started 30 minutes earlier when he was inhaling while smoking a cigarette. He reports shortness of breath, dizziness, and diaphoresis.

View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
 

Sudden-Onset Left-Sided Chest Pain