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Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Carbapenem (e.g ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Interpretation Checklist ... compare hilum position ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Changes • STE in aVR ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... is considered a positive ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... - Flail chest, pulmonary ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... differential diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
stage 1 - diffuse, positive ... depression in aVR ... PR segment in aVR ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis