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Radiology
Case-
A 64-year-old Male with Acute Shortness of Breath
and Hypoxia
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Carol
Sue Gonyo, MD
BRIEF
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
A 64-year-old
white male was transferred from a subacute rehabilitation
center with shortness of breath and hypoxia associated with
mental status changes while at physical therapy. The patient
had been discharged from the hospital ten days prior, after
a sixteen day stay for a septic right hip and chronic osteomyelitis.
He had been bed-ridden secondary to pain. Upon this admission,
the patient appeared acutely dyspneic and tachypneic, with
an oxygen saturation of approximately 80% on room air. A
CT scan was performed.
Based
on the CT scan finding, what is the diagnosis?
Figure
1. CT Image (Click on image to enlarge)
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