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Picc line w/tip in sup vena cava. mild posterior congestion & background of volume overload w/possible trace left pleural effusion? explain please...
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Fluid: Looks like some fluid (not infection) in the lungs and possibly fluid outside the lung between the lung and the ribcage on the left.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Assume CXR reading: PICC = Percutaneous Intervenous central Cathiter, IV line in your arm in good position. Lung reflect slight fluid overload / CHF ( Congestive Heart Failure).
Answered 2/24/2016
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