Swan Ganz catheter misplacement with pulmonary artery rupture
Diagnosis certain
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Presentation
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Patient with congestive heart failure, hypertension and cardiovascular bypass presents to the hospital with acute dyspnea.
Further evaluation reveals a requirement for a Swan Ganz catheter and a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is made.
Patient presents 250 ml of hemoptysis 20 minutes after the Rx is made, chest X-ray is solicited.
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Modality
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Findings
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Findings:-Distal end of the Swan Ganz catheter in the middle lobe, medial segment, perforating the middle lobe artery at the biffurcation to the middle lobe.
-Diffuse alveolar pattern in the right basal and middle lobes with active contrast extravasation, compatible with hemorrhage.
-Blunting of the left costophrenic angle-Bilateral pleural effusion.
-Peacemaker and sternumsternal post-surgery changes.
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Findings
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-Distal end of the Swan Ganz catheter in the middle lobe.
-Diffuse alveolar pattern in the right basal and middle lobes.
-Blunting of the left costophrenic angle.
-Peacemaker and sternal post-surgery changes.
Modality
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