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Yоu аre treаting а 23-year-оld male whо fell from a skateboard and landed on his left side. He is alert and complaining of sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing. On exam, you note decreased breath sounds on the left and mild respiratory distress. His vital signs are stable, and he denies increasing shortness of breath. There is no JVD; his trachea is midline, and he has a strong, rapid radial pulse. Later in the same shift, you respond to another patient with blunt chest trauma. This patient presents with severe respiratory distress, absent breath sounds on one side, JVD, and hypotension. Based on these presentations, which of the following findings BEST differentiates a simple pneumothorax from a tension pneumothorax?