Left Lower Lobe Pneumonia - 51 y.o. Male

Patient Workup: This patient presented to the emergency department post-one week of febrile illness, a 39۫ fever accompanied by a productive cough. On physical examination the patient appeared to be ill and had vital signs of: HR-106, RR-20, BP-106/65, O2 Sat-96%. Auscultation revealed normal breath sounds with fine crackles on the left lower lung. His blood work showed marked leukocytosis (high white blood cells count with predominant Neutrophils ) showing signs of a bacterial infection.

Admittance:     2 Days Post Admittance Amputation Of Left Lower Lung Area With Crackles No Significant Indication Of  Pneumonia Clear Indication Of  Left Lower Lobe Pneumonia

Image by the VRIxp™ device:   Amputation of the left lower lung area   Indication of crackles (blue dots) in that region  Explanation: the image gerated by the VRIxp™ device evidently shows a problem in the left lower lung. The X-ray that was performed on the same day however didn’t show clear signs of pneumonia. The X-ray that was performed only two days later clearly indicated left lower lobe pneumonia.

Left Lower Lobe Pneumonia - 30 y.o. Female

This previously healthy woman presented to the Pulmonary department complaining of a two day history of productive cough and fever. History and physical examination led to a presumptive diagnosis of pneumonia. A chest X-ray performed on presentation confirmed the presence of left lower lobe pneumonia. The patient was subsequently admitted and treated with antibiotics.  Post six days on a different antibiotic the patient still showed no clinical improvement. Despite her lack of clinical progress, no further chest X-rays were done post-admission.

Admittance: 7 Days Admittance:   Presence Left Lower Lobe Pneumonia  Severe Abnormality In The Left Lung Massive Pleural Effusion In The Left Lung

7 Days Post-Admittance:   Large amputation of the left lung surrounded by a zone of diminished vibration intensity   Simultaneous indication of crackles (blue dots)   Explanation: the image by the VRIxp™ device indicates severe abnormality in the left lung and according to the image an urgent chest X-ray was performed indicating a massive pleural effusion in the left lung.