FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: ___ year old man with ARDS // interval change interval
change

IMPRESSION:

Right internal jugular line, ET tube, nasogastric tube, atrioventricular pacer
defibrillator leads are all in standard placements unchanged.
No pneumothorax.
Moderate cardiomegaly stable.
Small pleural effusions are presumed, but not substantial.
Compared to prior chest radiographs ___ through ___.
Severe infiltrative pulmonary abnormality improved between ___ and ___, generally stable except for increasing consolidation at the base of the
left lung which could be due to combination of atelectasis and cardiogenic
edema or alternatively pneumonia or pulmonary hemorrhage.
