Table 4 Clinically insignificant discordant chest film interpretations
From: Do pediatric intensivists and radiologists concur on the interpretation of chest radiographs?
| PI interpretation | Number of patients | PR interpretation | Number of patients | Management |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal or no change | 7 | Increasing infiltrate | 3 | No change in therapy |
| Small pleural effusion | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| RUQ density R/O gall stones | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| Mild cardiomegaly | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| Small patchy RUL density | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| Infiltrate | 4 | (+) Pleural effusion | 1 | No change in therapy |
| Bilateral infiltrates | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| (+) Healing clavicle fracture | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| RUL and RML infiltrates | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| Resolved pleural effusion | 3 | Small pleural effusion | 2 | No change in therapy |
| (+) Atelectasis | 1 | No change in therapy | ||
| Residual pneumothorax | 1 | No pneumothorax | 1 | No change in therapy |
| Atelectasis LLL | 1 | LLL and RUL | 1 | No change in therapy |
| RUL | 1 | RUL alveolar density | 1 | No change in therapy |