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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
Normal hili are: ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
more vertical orientation ... towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
a normal lateral ... entering the right atrium ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Normal #Labeled ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... thickening - lack of normal ... represents an axial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... V1 (Invert III normal ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on ... a rim contrast material ... • DDx: PE, portal ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical