• 30 yo female with h/o
    • DM2,
    • substance abuse disorder.
    • recent
      • smoking/inhaling crack cocaine 1 week prior
      • developed a cough productive of thick brownish sputum,
      • dyspnea
      • Clinical
        • afebrile
        • sat=93% on 4L
        • chest is clear, h
      • Imaging

Normal CXR  3 Years Ago 

Normal CXR 3 years Earlier
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CXR on day of admission

diffuse bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrates

CXR shows iffuse bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrates
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses

CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net crack-injury-007
CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission shows diffuse predominantly ground glass opacities dominant  in upper and mid lung fields, with subpleural sparing, and basilar sparing, particulalrly in the basal recesses 
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CT scan on day of admission liver cirrhosis and splenomegaly
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CXR 4 days later shows persistent but improvong diffuse bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrates
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        • upper lobes
        • central lung and
        • bronchovascular bundles.
        • diffuse bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrates
        • GGOs
        • sparing of the periphery and bases. Her infiltrates are worst in the and have preference for the
      • Progress
        • Within a day clinical improvement