EXAM: Portable AP chest radiograph (X-ray)
INDICATION: Newborn female with respiratory distress.
TECHNIQUE: Single frontal AP chest radiograph obtained using portable technique.
FINDINGS:
There are diffuse, bilateral granular opacities without focal consolidation. The cardiac silhouette is unremarkable. A suction catheter courses down the midline and terminates over the upper abdomen. The distal tip of an umbilical venous catheter extends nearly to the level of the lower caval-atrial junction. There is no pneumothorax or effusion.
IMPRESSIONS:
1. Diffuse, bilateral pulmonary opacities likely secondary to retained secretions versus the effects of prematurity. No focal pneumonia.
2. Satisfactory positioning of the support lines and tubes.
