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. 1998 May 22;2(2):67–72. doi: 10.1186/cc128

Table 4.

Clinically insignificant discordant chest film interpretations

PI interpretation Number of patients PR interpretation Number of patients Management
Normal or no change 7 Increasing infiltrate 3 No change in therapy
Small pleural effusion 1 No change in therapy
RUQ density R/O gall stones 1 No change in therapy
Mild cardiomegaly 1 No change in therapy
Small patchy RUL density 1 No change in therapy
Infiltrate 4 (+) Pleural effusion 1 No change in therapy
Bilateral infiltrates 1 No change in therapy
(+) Healing clavicle fracture 1 No change in therapy
RUL and RML infiltrates 1 No change in therapy
Resolved pleural effusion 3 Small pleural effusion 2 No change in therapy
(+) Atelectasis 1 No change in therapy
Residual pneumothorax 1 No pneumothorax 1 No change in therapy
Atelectasis LLL 1 LLL and RUL 1 No change in therapy
                 RUL 1 RUL alveolar density 1 No change in therapy

PI, pediatric intensivisit; PR, pediatric radiologist; RUQ, right upper quadrant; R/O, rule out; RUL, right upper lobe; (+), PI interpretation plus an additional finding; RML, right middle lobe; LLL, left lower lobe.