Presentation
Acute coronary syndrome. Persistent chest pain - new oxygen requirements .Too unwell to go down - well need portable please.
Patient Data
Age: 85 years
Gender: Male
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Cardiomegaly despite projection.
Lungs clear. No pleural effusions.
From the case:
Bat wings of pulmonary edema
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Cardiomegaly despite projection.
Small left sided pleural effusion.
Bilateral perihilar consolidation in a bat wing configuration.
Case Discussion
A rapid change in appearance of the chest radiograph following an acute coronary event.
The radiograph illustrates a bat wing appearance of acute pulmonary edema.