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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
== Chest X Ray == | == Chest X Ray == | ||
* Although many patients present with normal CXRs, 36% of adults develop multilobar | * Although many patients present with normal CXRs, 36% of adults develop [[multilobar infiltrate]]s, more commonly in the lower lobes, within several hours to several days of admission. | ||
** Additionally, [[pleural effusion]]s are seen in 21-35%. | ** Additionally, [[pleural effusion]]s are seen in 21-35%. | ||
*** These tend to be exudative with a predominance of polys. | *** These tend to be exudative with a predominance of polys. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Chest X Ray
- Although many patients present with normal CXRs, 36% of adults develop multilobar infiltrates, more commonly in the lower lobes, within several hours to several days of admission.
- Additionally, pleural effusions are seen in 21-35%.
- These tend to be exudative with a predominance of polys.
- Additionally, pleural effusions are seen in 21-35%.