Imaging tests
Mike Simpson
Chest x-ray – handout available
Interpretation. Do not provide to student/team unless requested in consultation.
Enlarged cardiac silhouette. Increased hilar markings with upper lobe diversion. No pleural effusions.
Echocardiogram report – handout available
Nil valvular disease. Mild-moderate right ventricular dysfunction, significant left ventricular dysfunction. Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction 30%. Left ventricular dilatation and mild hypokinesis noted.
Other imaging
Investigation | Case result |
---|---|
Barium Enema | Normal |
Barium Swallow | Normal |
CT Abdomen/Pelvis | Normal |
CT Chest (High Resolution) | Interstitial pulmonary oedema. Cardiomegaly. |
CT Coronary Angiogram | Normal |
CT Head | Normal |
CT KUB (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder) | Normal |
CT Pulmonary Angiogram | Excludes pulmonary embolism |
Echocardiogram | See above |
Mammogram | Normal |
MRI (General) | Normal |
MRI Brain | Normal |
Nuclear Medicine / myocardial perfusion scan | Not indicated |
Ultrasound Scan | Bilateral carotid Doppler ultrasound – 60% occlusion left carotid artery, 45% occlusion right carotid artery at the level of the carotid bifurcation. |
X-Ray Abdomen | Normal |
X-Ray Chest | See above |
X-Ray Orthopaedic (Hands/Knees/Bone Age) | Normal |