FINAL REPORT
PORTABLE CHEST, ___ AT 7:34
 
CLINICAL INDICATION: ___-year-old with cirrhosis, pneumonia and recent left
chest tube removal, question pneumothorax, assess for interval change.
 
Comparison is made to the patient's previous study dated ___ at 8:12.
 
Portable AP upper chest film ___ at 7:35 is submitted.
 
IMPRESSION:
 
1.  No acute bony abnormality.
2.  Decreasing left lateral chest wall subcutaneous emphysema.
3.  Left subclavian PICC line and left internal jugular dual-lumen catheter are unchanged in position.
4.  Nonunion of right midclavicular fracture, unchanged.
5.  No pneumothorax is seen.
6.  Bibasilar patchy opacities likely represents compressive atelectasis in the setting of layering bilateral effusions, is improving, but residual mild pulmonary edema.
