Female, 32 years old.Pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath for one month. No fever, cough or congestion. Evaluate for bony abnormality, cardiomegaly or pulmonary edema. Low lung volumes. Normal heart size. No focal pulmonary opacity or signs of pulmonary edema.Please note that chest technique has a limited sensitivity for osseous pathology including fracture or dislocation. If clinically warranted, dedicated bone technique films of the are of interest would be recommended.
Markedly low lung volumes, likely related to patient's bodily habitus, though an intra-abdominal process could not be excluded by plain film. No acute pulmonary abnormality.