FINAL REPORT
PORTABLE AP CHEST FILM ___ AT 519

CLINICAL INDICATION: Status post C3 to C6 spinal fusion, respiratory distress, assess for interval change.

Comparison to prior study of ___ at 5:50 a.m.

Portable upright chest film ___ at 519 is submitted.

IMPRESSION:

1. Cardiac and mediastinal contours are stable.
2. No pneumothorax is seen.
3. Endotracheal tube continues to lie 5.5 cm above the carina.
4. There is a persistent opacification and consolidation at the left lung base which may represent an area of pneumonia, although it is possible that this could also reflect worsening lobar atelectasis in the setting of a layering effusion as the pulmonary vasculature is now more ill defined consistent with superimposed pulmonary edema.
