Presentation
Retired female, heavy smoker. Shortness of breath on exertion.
Patient Data
Age: 66
Gender: Female
From the case:
Emphysema
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The lungs are markedly hyperinflated.
Flattening of the diaphragm.
Bullous change in the left upper lobe.
The heart has an elongated appearance.
Case Discussion
Emphysema is one end of the spectrum of findings in COPD. The disease is usually quite pronounced by the time the typical appearances are evidence on a plain radiograph.
In this case the hyperinflated nature of the lungs is very readily apparent. The lucency and sparsity of bronchovascular markings in the upper left hemithorax indicates the disease is most pronounced in the left upper lobe.
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