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Chest radiograph on admission with opacification of the left lung due to a large pleural effusion prior to pigtail catheter insertion.
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F1
Chest radiography was remarkable for diffuse opacification of the left hemithorax due to a large pleural effusion (Figure 1).
Abdominal ultrasound with a cirrhotic nodular appearing liver and moderate ascites.
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F2
Abdominal ultrasound showed a cirrhotic liver with patent hepatic vessels and moderate ascites (Figure 2).
Chest radiograph showing improvement of the left pleural effusion after pigtail catheter insertion.
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F3
The post-catheter chest CT and radiographs did not demonstrate pneumonic densities or evolving airspace densities compatible with pneumonia (Figure 3 and Figure 4).
Thoracic CT scan after thoracentesis showing mild residual left pleural effusion after chest tube insertion.
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F4
The post-catheter chest CT and radiographs did not demonstrate pneumonic densities or evolving airspace densities compatible with pneumonia (Figure 3 and Figure 4).
Thoracic ultrasound showing residual left pleural effusion.
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F5
Repeat abdominal ultrasound to evaluate for ascites amenable to paracentesis again did not show an easily accessible ascitic fluid pocket (Figure 5).