Presentation
Presents to ED with fevers, cough, hypoxia.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Left hemithorax white-out - community-acquired pneumonia
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Almost complete white-out of the left hemithorax with extensive air bronchograms indicating this is consolidation. Patchy airspace opacity on the right.
ETT, right internal jugular CVC and NGT appropriately positioned.
Case Discussion
This is a case of severe community-acquired pneumonia.