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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 7, July 2013, pages 447-449

Massive Hemothorax Following Thrombolysis With rtPA in a Stroke Patient With Undiagnosed Rib Fractures

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Systolic spikes of variable velocity and duration. Absent diastolic flow during all cardiac cycles.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Systolic velocity: 180 - 200 cm/s.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. An anteroposterior radiograph shows a radiolucent line without displacement at the posterior portion of three ribs.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Posteroanterior chest radiograph at presentation with the hemothorax. A large left pleural effusion is prominent.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. CT scan shows the left hemothorax and the chest drainage.