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x-ray help needed -- please sm for sentence, thanks - eva


Posted: Apr 07, 2011

Patient with dyspnea and cough.

Chest x-ray reveals  s/l  "light" or "La" technique.  No definite infiltrates or abnormalities are noticed. 

Found it --- light x-ray technique - nm - eva

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