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Man Unresponsive After Being Struck by Car

Clinician Reviews. 2015 January;25(1):15,20
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The radiograph demonstrates bilateral patchy, fluffy infiltrates as well as what is sometimes referred to as ground-glass opacities. In the setting of trauma and respiratory compromise, these areas are most suggestive of pulmonary contusions and early acute respiratory distress syndrome. Other possibilities in the differential diagnosis include pulmonary edema, atypical pneumonia, and pulmonary metastases.