You are on your radiology elective and this chest X-ray is given to you. The clinical history box reads: "Patient in ED Bed 3. Have a nice day! -Craig."Challenge: What's the finding? What's the likely clinical scenario?
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The CXR shows air under the diaphragm or pneumoperitoneum, usually a sign of intraabdominal viscus perforation like a perforated duodenal ulcer. It is also seen if the patient recently had surgery.
Source: meddean.luc.edu.
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