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A 58-year-old female presented to the emergency department with fever, chills, and sudden worsening of dyspnea for the past three days. The patient had a history of asthma and is a known case of rheumatoid arthritis on chronic prednisolone therapy (10 mg/day) and methotrexate. On examination, the patient had tachycardia, tachypnoea, and the use of accessory muscles for respiration. Which imaging modality will you recommend to further investigate this patient?

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Chest Imaging in the ICU

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    2025年

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  • Anirban Hom Choudhuri,
  • Priyanka Harisinghani Chhabra,
  • Bhuvna Ahuja

摘要

A 58-year-old female presented to the emergency department with fever, chills, and sudden worsening of dyspnea for the past three days. The patient had a history of asthma and is a known case of rheumatoid arthritis on chronic prednisolone therapy (10 mg/day) and methotrexate. On examination, the patient had tachycardia, tachypnoea, and the use of accessory muscles for respiration. Which imaging modality will you recommend to further investigate this patient?