- Case Presentation
A 60-year-old female presents with shortness of breath, fevers, and severe pleuritic pain for the past 3 days. She has been mostly in bed due to a hip fracture. Her past history includes depression and anxiety.
- Picture: X-ray
- Name of Sign
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- Hampton’s Hump Sign
- Differentials
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- This sign is characteristic of pulmonary embolism. However, absence of this sign does NOT rule out pulmonary embolism.