FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: History: ___M with respiratory distress

TECHNIQUE: Upright AP view of the chest

COMPARISON: None. Patient is currently listed as EU critical.

FINDINGS:

Multiple bilateral rib fractures also appear subacute to chronic in age. The aorta is slightly tortuous. No large pneumothorax or pleural effusion is present. Heart size is mildly enlarged. Remote right distal clavicular fracture is seen. Emphysematous changes appear to be present within the upper lobes. Mild pulmonary vascular congestion is present. More focal patchy opacities are noted in the lung bases which are nonspecific, and could reflect areas of aspiration or infection.

IMPRESSION:

Emphysema. Mild pulmonary vascular congestion. Patchy opacities in the lung bases may reflect aspiration or infection.
