I work for an imaging center and have numerous x-ray reports that come across stating the following....what dx should I be using? Help!!
INDICATION: PNEUMONIA
IMPRESSION: No active disease of the chest.
FINDINGS: Tubes and lines. None.
Lungs: Clear bilaterally without focal consolidation, pleural effusion or edema.
Cardiomediastinal silhouette: Within normal limits.
regional osseous structures/soft tissues: Mild degenerative changes of the spine.
INDICATION: PNEUMONIA
IMPRESSION: No active disease of the chest.
FINDINGS: Tubes and lines. None.
Lungs: Clear bilaterally without focal consolidation, pleural effusion or edema.
Cardiomediastinal silhouette: Within normal limits.
regional osseous structures/soft tissues: Mild degenerative changes of the spine.