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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

Interim Chair, Department of Radiology

University of Southern California

Tags

X-Ray (Plain Films)

Trauma

Lungs

Emergency

Chest

CT

Bone & Soft Tissues

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