Radiology Quiz 39512 | Radiopaedia.org

Where is the tip of the nasogastric tube?

The tube is seen passing into the left bronchial tree. This needs removing immediately.

Has the chest pathology progressed or improved?

There is further consolidation and collapse in the left lower lobe now with loss of the left hemidiaphragm.

The patient was admitted for antibiotic therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation.

As the disease course progressed, the patient required nutritional support with nasogastric feeding. A CXR was requested as no aspirate was gained.