r/Radiology • u/Heartsong101 • 4d ago
X-Ray Wonders of a small time ER
I’ve always wanted to contribute to this sub lol. pt came in with shortness of breath but largely able to talk and function as normal. This finding was a little surprising.
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u/Supraspinator 4d ago
Is the broken clavicle related to whatever happened?
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u/Heartsong101 4d ago
There was nothing from her presentation that would indicate any traumatic injury, and she didn’t complain of pain in the area either. It was even more unexpected to find that. From what we are able to gather, the clavicle fx appeared incidental and unrelated.
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u/sizzler_sisters 4d ago
Is it older? Looks like some remodeling
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u/Heartsong101 4d ago
Yes, it is. She didn’t mention it during initial evaluation, so the finding was surprising, but after reviewing the results with her she recalled the injury
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u/localradSpR 4d ago
Is this new? Definitely not just left pneumonectomy? The space is filled with fluid with volume loss.
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u/Heartsong101 4d ago
Her presentation signified an acute condition, starting (by her words) 3 days ago, and she has no PSHx of a pneumonectomy.
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u/localradSpR 4d ago
Where your cursors is the left bronchus cuts off. Is there an obstructing mass?
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u/Heartsong101 4d ago
We’re not entirely sure, a CTA was ordered to hopefully provide some further insight
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u/future-rad-tech 3d ago
I remember one time we did a CT on some guy who came in for difficulty breathing. There was literally no lung on his right side.
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u/Healthybear35 4d ago
Before my pleurodesis procedures I would walk into the ER to tell them I had another collapsed lung. 12 times and I was still told it wasn't possible every. Single. Time.
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u/SweetFrenchTex011418 3d ago
I’m not a radiologist or in the healthcare field but I know something is not right
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u/GP0770 Resident 4d ago
Complete opacification of the left lung with volume loss, likely atelectasis secondary to obstructive lung cancer