If a patient has an advanced stage of BPD, what cardiac problem may be identified on the chest radiograph?
a. Pneumomediastinum
b. Cardiac tamponade
c. Change in point of maximum impulse
d. Cor pulmonale
D
During an advanced stage of BPD the neonate may develop cor pulmonale (right heart failure). This will be identified on the chest radiograph as an enlarged heart.
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