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1. The chest radiograph shows a diffuse linear, interstitial pattern
The frontal chest radiograph shows a prominent linear pattern throughout the lungs, involving the central perihilar areas but also quite prominent in the peripheral lung parenchyma. The heart also appears enlarged. No large pleural effusion is present (trace left pleural liquid is possible) and no multifocal consolidation is evident. The widening of the superior mediastinum is vascular in nature; no mediastinal mass is present. A nodular pattern is not evident.
Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? (Click on the correct answer to proceed to the third of eight pages)