FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: ___ year old man s/p chest tube removal // eval for pneumothorax
eval for pneumothorax

COMPARISON: Previous chest radiographs ___ through ___ at midnight.

IMPRESSION:

No clear pneumothorax. Mild pulmonary edema has improved. Large cardiac silhouette also stable. Multiple severely displaced left rib fractures stable. Left pleural effusion small, unchanged. Severe left lower lobe consolidation, presumably atelectasis, unchanged. Tip of the endotracheal tube is less than 15 mm from the carina and should be withdrawn 2 cm for appropriate positioning.
