Case presentation A 64-year-old woman has presented to the emergency department. She has been feeling generally unwell for several weeks and has become increasingly breathless over the last four days. She describes a non-productive cough but denies any fevers or night sweats. Her medical history is significant for a recent diagnosis of right-sided carcinoma of the breast that was treated with a lumpectomy (removal of the tumor in the breast) and a course of chemotherapy. Physical examination The woman has reduced breath sounds on the right side of her chest, with dullness to percussion.
Pulse oximetry applied to her finger shows a reading of 92 percent on room air. A chest X-ray is performed in the emergency department. What does the chest X-ray indicate? Source: Clinical Cases in Acute Medicine ##Disclaimer## The content provided on Docplexus is intended for educational purposes only.…
