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Figure 11a. Septic pulmonary emboli in a 26-year-old male IV drug user. (a) Chest radiograph shows at least two pulmonary nodules (short arrows). A strong diagnostic clue is provided by the syringe (long arrows) in the patients shirt pocket. (b) Magnified view of the left lung base shows the syringe.