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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Feham Tariq, MD [2]
Overview
Chest X Ray
In majority of the cases, chest X-ray is normal. It takes 12-24 hours for the abnormalities to appear on chest X-ray, which include the following:[1][2]
- Bilateral diffuse air space opacities
- Fleck-like pulmonary shadows (snow-storm appearance)
- Increased pulmonary markings
- Dilated right side of the heart
References
- ↑ Ong SCL, Balasingam V (2017). "Characteristic imaging findings in pulmonary fat embolism syndrome (FES)". BMJ Case Rep. 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223007. PMID 29170189.
- ↑ Newbigin K, Souza CA, Torres C, Marchiori E, Gupta A, Inacio J; et al. (2016). "Fat embolism syndrome: State-of-the-art review focused on pulmonary imaging findings". Respir Med. 113: 93–100. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2016.01.018. PMID 26895808.