55-year-old woman comes to the emergency department after she slipped and fell down half a flight of stairs. The patient did not hit
her head or lose consciousness and has no headache or nausea. She reports upper back and right-sided chest pain The patient has
no known medical problems Blood pressure is 138/88 mm Hg, pulse is 88/min, and respirations are 24/min. Physical examination
shows rapid, shall ow breaths, and right chest wall tenderness. Heart sounds are normal. She has no abdominal pain, vertebral
tenderness, or deformity N eurologic examination is normal. Chest x -ray shows a right sixth rib fracture and right basilar atelectasis;
no pneumothorax is present Which of the following is most essential in management of this patient?
- QA Adequate analgesia
- 0 B. Physical rehabilitation
- 0 C. Positive airway pressure
- 0 D. Prophylactic antibiotics
- 0 E. Surgical fixation of the fracture
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