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CXR: Trauma pt. SM

Posted By: PoodleLady on 2008-12-23
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Subject: CXR: Trauma pt. SM

The patient has widening of the mediastinum.  The doctor says:  Given the history of trauma, I cannot exclude mediastinal s/l ZAPOLOGY or APOLOGY.  Cannot correlate.  Help? 


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