Health Dictionary
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Acute chest syndrome chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Chest X Ray
Chest X Ray
- Although many patients present with normal CXRs, 36% of adults develop multilobar infiltrates, more commonly in the lower lobes, within several hours to several days of admission.
- Additionally, pleural effusions are seen in 21-35%.
- These tend to be exudative with a predominance of polys.
- Additionally, pleural effusions are seen in 21-35%.
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