Premature newborn with respiratory distress

Chest
CXR of endotracheal tube in the right mainstem bronchus in a patient with respiratory distress syndrome
CXR AP shows an endotracheal tube with its tip projecting deep within the right mainstem bronchus. There is partial atelectasis of the right upper lobe with no mediastinal shift. There are diffuse ground glass opacities present throughout the lungs.

The diagnosis was an endotracheal tube positioned too deep in the right mainstem bronchus along with respiratory distress syndrome.

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