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A small pleural-based wedge-shaped opacity in the posterior basal right lower lobe, 7 mm in thickness, 26 mm in width, 16 mm craniocaudally means what?
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Many things: an infiltrate, a consolidation, a blood clot or abnormality of lung anatomy. This is always a suspicious finding.
Answered 7/22/2015
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?Hampton's hump: sign refers to a pleural -based wedge shaped opacity in the lungs on a chest x-ray suggesting focal lung infarction from pulmonary embolus. PE??? The best person to ask is the Doctor who ordered the Chest X-ray based on the history and physical exam of the patient.
Answered 7/22/2015
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