Figure 1.

Patient imaging. (A) Chest radiograph at admission shows a new small right pleural effusion with adjacent right lower lobe consolidation. (B) Chest CT without contrast at admission confirms a moderate right pleural effusion. (C) CT angiography at readmission shows moderate bilateral pleural effusions, unchanged in the right lower lobe and increased in the left lower lobe, and no evidence of pulmonary embolus. (D) Follow-up CT 4 days after ultrasound-guided paracentesis shows increased lower right pleural effusion and decreased small left pleural effusion.