CHEST: (1) ________ and Lateral

Comparison is made with films from last month. There is relatively dense (2) ________within the right lung base. This now obscures the right (3) ________. There is also a small right pleural (4) _______which has increased in size slightly since the previous exam. The left lung is clear. The heart size is difficult to access, as the right heart border is obscured. The heart size is stable and probably normal.

OPINION: Right lower lobe (5) ________ and pleural effusion, both of which appear to have increased slightly since the previous exam.

The report was telephoned to Dr. Doe's office.


1. PA
2. consolidation
3. hemidiaphragm
4. effusion
5. infiltrate

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