CASE 127
History: A woman was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident.
1. What should be included in the differential diagnosis of the imaging finding shown in Figure A? (Choose all that apply.)
2. What is the common perception error in right-sided rupture?
A. Mistaken for right basal contusion
B. Mistaken for right pleural effusion
C. Mistaken for right lower lobe collapse
D. Mistaken for elevation or eventration of the intact hemidiaphragm
3. Which of the following statements regarding blunt traumatic diaphragmatic injury is true?
A. Injury is usually a small linear tear.
B. Most are posterolateral and radial.
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