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Here are the results:
1
– WBC 10.8, neutrophils 2.59, bands 5.62
2 – Hb 99, MCV 74
3 – platelets 189
4 – Na 136, BUN 12.6, CR 65
5 – capillary blood gas pH - 7.35, pCO2 - 32
6 – chest xray
WHAT DO YOU SEE ON THE CXR?
There is a left sided pleural effusion with a midline shift. There is a left lung pneumonia and a right upper lobe pneumonia. No right pleural effusion.
WHAT
WOULD YOU DO AT THIS POINT?
