CHEST X-RAY, PA AND LATERAL VIEWS
INDICATION
FOR STUDY: Acute dyspnea.
FINDINGS: An examination of the chest shows
the lungs to be hyperlucent. There does
not appear to be any significant flattening of the hemidiaphragms though the
hyperlucency of the lungs would be consistent with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease.
Heart size and contour
is normal. The patient has had a
previous median sternotomy. There are
surgical clips seen in both the anterior and middle mediastinum.
Hemidiaphragms as
noted are not particularly flattened.
Costophrenic angles are clear.
A lateral chest
radiograph shows a clear retrocardiac space.
The posterior sulcus is not well seen.
IMPRESSION:
1.
Previous
median sternotomy.
2.
Hyperlucency
of the lungs.
3.
No
active or acute cardiopulmonary process is identified.
Thank you for the referral.
XXXXXXXXXXX, M.D.
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