Presentation
Newborn. Developed aberrant respiratory parameters.
Patient Data
Initial film but respiratory problems developed.
Nasogastric tube tip below the diaphragm.
Coarse Interstitial opacities in right lung upper zone, hyperlucent middle zone.
Bilateral infrahilar subsegmental atelectasis.
Hyperlucency of the right hemithorax with mediastinal displacement.
Nasogastric tube tip just in the stomach. Endotracheal tube.
Endotracheal tube and NG tube.
Air in the right pleural space.
Endotracheal tube and nasogastric tube,
Right pleural drain.
The right pneumothorax has resolved.
Case Discussion
A series of images in a newborn who developed a pneumothorax, including the use of a horizontal beam lateral view (a.k.a. cross-table lateral) in the diagnosis and management of pneumothorax.
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