Bilateral Tension Pneumothorax


Unusual Characteristics of this CXR include:   1.  Bilateral outlines of collapsed lungs
                                                                   2.  Very compressed heart
                                                                   3.  Et tube to far down trachea (T5)
                                                                   4.  Large amounts of trapped air  in both bases with flattened diaphragms.
 


 

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