ap chest <time> compared to <unk>: since <unk> following removal of the left pleural tube, there has been no change in small residual left pleural effusion, and there is no pneumothorax. lungs are essentially clear. cardiomediastinal silhouette is normal. left subclavian catheter ends in the mid svc. intestinal loops in the left upper quadrant, probably the splenic flexure, moderately distended with gas.