FINAL REPORT
INDICATION: ___ year old man with respiratory failure, likely UTI and ?RLL pneumonia on CT // eval for interval change

TECHNIQUE: Single portable semi erect frontal image of the chest.

COMPARISON: Comparison is made with chest radiographs from ___ and ___.

FINDINGS:
There are low lung volumes. There is no pneumothorax. The cardiomediastinal silhouette is top-normal in size, similar to prior exam. Small pleural effusions are presumed, but not substantial. The pulmonary edema has improved slightly from the prior exam. There is a dense consolidation in the left lung apex concerning for pneumonia or collapse. The right IJ central line is again seen to terminate in the superior cavoatrial junction. The ET tube is in stable position. The NG tube passes into the stomach and off the image inferiorly with, with the side hole at the level of the diaphragm.

IMPRESSION:
1. Slight improvement in pulmonary edema from prior exam.
2. Dense consolidation in the left lung apex concerning for pneumonia or collapse.
