FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: ___ year old man with hypoxic respiratory failure // eval for
interval change eval for interval change

IMPRESSION:

There is no pneumothorax. Pleural effusions are presumed, but not large.
Moderate cardiomegaly has not changed.
ET tube is in standard placement and a nasogastric drainage tube passes into
the stomach and out of view.
3 leads originate from the left pectoral generator, one extends to the right
ventricle, another to the region of the tricuspid valve, and a third may
terminate in the upper SVC, but that is unclear.
Compared to prior chest radiographs ___ through ___.
Process worsened on ___ and has not improved.
Between ___ and ___ pulmonary edema worsened, but it is
unclear how much of the preexisting severe pulmonary consolidation was edema
and how much was pneumonia.
There may be new cavitation in a region of consolidation in the right upper lobe which is probably pneumonia.
