Hello Tracie Eilerman,
Great post on x-ray # 1. This is actually a difficult one especially for someone with limited knowledge. I concur with you that it is essential for the advanced nurse practitioner to be skillful to discern amongst normal and aberration chest image. While the x-ray # 1 depicted aberration, understanding the patient’s symptomatic physiology in vital to aid necessary clue for prompt medical intervention. The chest x-ray #1 depicts a patient undergoing congestive cardiac failure (CCF) that has spearhead to pulmonary edema, while CCF pigeonholed by enlargement of the heart, furthermore, pneumonia results from pulmonary edema and since the left lung is inflamed this might trigger pneumonia.
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