A patient in the emergency room following an MVA is suspected to have a right hemothorax. What technical adjustments would be necessary to image this patient?
no technical adjustments necessary
increase technical factors
decrease technical factors
decrease mAs
increase technical factors
Rationale: A hemothorax is blood pooling in the pleural cavity creating an additive pathology. With additive pathologies, the technical factors may need to be increased.
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