Lateral Chest Case 13

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Preamble

This is the answer page to Case 13 from the page titled What is the Value of the Lateral Chest Projection?


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Lung Anatomy


PA Erect
PA Erect CXR
This 31 year old female presented to the Emergency Department with fever, left pleuitic chest pain and left lung 'crackles'.



PA erect CXR
There is a dense retrocardiac opacity (black arrows) with at least one airbronchogram line (grey arrow)


Lateral

lateral chest
There is abnormal lretrocardiac ung opacity
The appearances are consistent with LLL consolidation.


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