FINAL REPORT
EXAMINATION: CHEST (PORTABLE AP)

INDICATION: History: ___F with tracheostomy, bleeding

TECHNIQUE: Portable semi-upright AP view of the chest

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

FINDINGS:

Right PICC tip terminates in the upper SVC. The aorta is diffusely calcified and tortuous. No pneumothorax is present. Tracheostomy tube tip terminates approximately 7 cm from the carina. There are no acute osseous abnormalities. More focal opacities in the lung bases may reflect areas of atelectasis, however infection or aspiration cannot be excluded. Moderate to severe enlargement of the cardiac silhouette is present. Moderate to severe pulmonary edema is noted along with layering bilateral pleural effusions.

IMPRESSION:

Tracheostomy tube in standard position. Infection or aspiration at the lung bases cannot be excluded. Moderate to severe cardiomegaly with
