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Case 1 - Blast Injury, Pulmonary Contusion & Pleural Effusion

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Exam: XR Chest 1 View Portable
CLINICAL INDICATION: Chest pain.
COMPARISON: None.
FINDINGS:
LINES AND TUBES: NONE
LUNGS: Bilateral upper lobe hazy opacities. The lower lungs are clear.
No pulmonary edema.
PLEURA: No evidence of pleural effusion or space occupying
pneumothorax.
HEART AND MEDIASTINUM: The cardiac contour and mediastinum appear
normal.
BONES AND SOFT TISSUES: Within normal limits.
IMPRESSION:
Nonspecific bilateral lobe hazy opacities. In the setting of trauma, these findings may represent pulmonary contusions. If there is evidence of infectious process, pneumonia is a consideration.

Faculty

Jamlik-Omari Johnson, MD FASER, FASER, MD

Chief, Radiology & Imaging Sciences , Director, Division of Emergency & Trauma Imaging

Emory Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Tags

X-Ray (Plain Films)

Liver

Emergency

Chest

CT

Adrenals

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