Summarize the radiology report findings into an impression within 3 sentences.
    INPUT: Frontal and lateral views of the chest were obtained . Left hemidiaphragm is elevated . Small left pleural effusion is present . Large left lung base consolidation has resolved . Right lung is clear . Hilar and mediastinal silhouettes are unremarkable . Heart size is normal . There is no pulmonary edema . Cervical hardware is partially imaged . A compression deformity of the lower thoracic vertebral body is unchanged since CT chest of ___ .
    OUTPUT:
    
New small left pleural effusion . Left lung base consolidation has resolved . Please refer to subsequent chest CT for details .