FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: History: ___M with s/p intubated // eval for tube

TECHNIQUE: Single frontal view of the chest

COMPARISON: None

FINDINGS:

Dual lead left-sided pacer device is seen with leads extending to the expected positions of the right atrium and right ventricle. There is mild cardiomegaly. Left greater than right biapical pleural thickening is noted. Prominence of the central pulmonary vasculature suggests mild to moderate pulmonary edema. Patchy right base opacity may be due to combination of atelectasis fluid overload however, aspiration or infection are also in the differential diagnosis. Enteric tube courses below the diaphragm, out of the field of view. Endotracheal tube terminates approximately 5.3 cm above the level of the carina. No large pleural effusion is seen. There is no pneumothorax.

IMPRESSION:

Mild to moderate pulmonary edema. Patchy right base opacity could be due to combination of pulmonary edema in atelectasis however, aspiration or infection are also in the differential diagnosis. Endotracheal tube in
