Clinical Case 13 - Page 2
Courtesy of C. Antonczyk
Rafferty was deemed stable enough to take a conscious radiograph. Severely dyspneoic patients may not survive the stress of the procedure, so it is important to evaluate the patient carefully and be gentle during the examination.
Below is Rafferty's radiograph, the bright shadow in the lower left corner is a sandbag:
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What does the radiograph tell you?
- There is a pleural effusion
What would you do next?
- Click here to see what the vet did.