CT of a Patient with ARDS

CT of a Patient with ARDS

The red arrow points to the diffuse alveolar opacities in a patient with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). The patient also has cardiomegaly, a triple lead automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator with tips in the right ventricle, and a Swan Ganz catheter with tip in the pulmonary artery.

© 2017 Elliot K. Fishman, MD.