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Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Oval Shaped Cardiac ... - Increased pulmonary ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
upturned cardiac ... along with concave Pulmonary ... common cardiac anomaly ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation The ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(PAp) ● Pulmonary ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... pulmonary veins ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Approach to the ... thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis