                                 FINAL REPORT
 SINGLE FRONTAL VIEW OF THE CHEST
 
 REASON FOR EXAM:  Acute respiratory failure, intubated patient.  Bilateral
 upper extremity fractures.
 
 Comparison is made with prior study .
 
 Cardiac size is top normal.  New opacities in the lower lobes bilaterally and
 worsening consolidations in the perihilar regions right greater than left and
 right upper lobe are consistent with aspiration.  There is some component of
 basilar atelectasis.  ET tube is in a standard position 4.5 cm above the
 carina.  There is no pneumothorax or pleural effusion.
