Case 5
Using the ABCDE system, (A-airway, B-bones, C-cardiomediastinal, D-diaphragm, E-everything else), decide which area is abnormal in this case.
Question 1:
a) What are differential considerations for this appearance?
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Answer:
There is a hazy opacity on the left that seems to extend beyond the mediastinum into the lung. This could represent pneumonia, hemorrhage, or tumor.
There is a hazy opacity on the left that seems to extend beyond the mediastinum into the lung. This could represent pneumonia, hemorrhage, or tumor.
b) What additional imaging would be helpful?
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Answer:
Again, the lateral view will help to localize the process and depending on the history, the next imaging might include CT or nuclear medicine imaging.
Again, the lateral view will help to localize the process and depending on the history, the next imaging might include CT or nuclear medicine imaging.
