FINAL REPORT
INDICATION: ___-year-old female with palpitations and cough. Rule out pneumonia.

COMPARISON: PA and lateral chest radiograph ___.

PA AND LATERAL CHEST RADIOGRAPH: The aorta is calcified. There is no definite evidence of pleural effusion or pneumothorax. The lungs are mildly hyperinflated. There is mild increase in interstitial markings bilaterally. Mild pulmonary edema is noted. Moderate cardiomegaly is again noted. The trachea is deviated to the right, unchanged from the prior examination. There is patchy opacification at the left base and the right cardiophrenic angle which are similar to ___.

IMPRESSION:

1. Known thyroid enlargement accounting for rightward displacement of the trachea, unchanged from the prior examination.

2. Background COPD with cardiomegaly.

3. Mild prominent pulmonary vasculature may represent mild pulmonary edema.

4. Patchy opacities at both bases appear similar to the prior examination and may represent atelectasis and scarring at the bases. However, infection cannot be completely excluded in the correct clinical setting.
