Medical image of the week: severe atelectasis with tracheal shift
A 59-year-old woman with severe oxygen dependent COPD presented with acute respiratory distress requiring intubation and was found to have left lower lobe collapse with tracheal shift. Her past medical history consists of severe malnutrition, alcohol abuse, and emphysema with recurrent pneumonias as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2014/9/3/medical-image-of-the-week-severe-atelectasis-with-tracheal-s.html |