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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium enlargement
This is a patient with longstanding mitral valve disease and mitral valve replacement.
Extreme dilatation
Left Atrium enlargement ... dilatation of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #MVR #LAE ... LeftAtrialEnlargement #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
mobility, thickened and ... kidney disease Congenital ... papillary muscle), congenitally ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary and ... plane into left atrium ... base and body, ... inferior wall - Congenital ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... . - Left atrial ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in
heart anteriorly and ... Esophageal disease Left atrial ... cyst #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Azygoesophageal #Recess #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
consolidation and ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
- 25mm/s; 10mm/mV ... 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... hypo K, hypo Mg, congenital ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
contours of the left and ... air in the lungs and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant