13 results
Vena azygos lobe
A common normal variant is the azygos lobe.
The azygos lobe is created when a
A common normal ... created when a laterally ... On a chest film ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Azygous #
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... arrow); prominent azygos ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
always visible as ... The stomach is normally ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... on a PA image as ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... In daily clinical ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal ... chest x-ray (left ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... Bilateral pleural ... presentation of alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... we will discuss later ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR