FINAL REPORT
 EXAMINATION: CHEST (AP AND LAT)
 
 INDICATION: History: ___M with dyspnea, abdominal tightness, rectal pressure
 
 TECHNIQUE: Upright AP and lateral views of the chest
 
 COMPARISON: ___
 
 FINDINGS: 
 
 No acute osseous abnormalities seen. No pneumothorax is present. Opacities in the lung bases likely reflect areas of compressive atelectasis, but infection cannot be completely excluded. Mild interstitial pulmonary edema is present with small to moderate bilateral pleural effusions. Mild to moderate cardiomegaly is new in the interval. The aorta is tortuous and diffusely calcified.
 
 IMPRESSION: 
 
 Probable compressive atelectasis at the lung bases though infection or aspiration cannot be excluded in the correct clinical setting. Mild congestive heart failure with mild interstitial pulmonary edema and small to moderate bilateral pleural effusions.
