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3. The chest radiograph shows multiple, bilateral poorly defined nodular opacities

The chest radiograph shows no evidence of pleural disease and the mediastinal width appears normal. Bilateral, somewhat poorly defined parenchymal opacities are present, most easily visualized in the left upper and lower lobes. These opacities are nodular appearing, and not linear or reticular, in morphology.

The patient was admitted to the hospital. A follow up chest radiograph (Figure 2) 2 days later was performed.

Figure 2. Frontal chest radiography performed after admission. A right upper extremity PICC line has been placed.

Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate?

  1. The chest radiograph shows improvement in the opacities seen previously
  2. The chest radiograph shows increasingly prominent bilateral nodular opacities
  3. The chest radiograph shows development of cardiomegaly
  4. The chest radiograph shows new multifocal consolidation
  5. The chest radiograph shows new mediastinal widening