Malpositioned nasogastric tube in the right main bronchus

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis certain

Nasogastric tube down the right main bronchus (seen on the windowed image).

Case Discussion

The importance of windowing when checking for NG tube placement is demonstrated here with the tip in the right main bronchus.

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