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PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... The anterior and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... heart figure is normal ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
ill-defined, but this is normal ... produces a silhouette sign ... appearance of the anterior ... chest wall. ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
PA-film there is a normal ... is not in the anterior ... part of the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... papules, nodules; anterior ... /posterior MSK, ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
The loss of the normal ... heart is located anteriorly ... the heart, the normal ... When there is a pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... chest film the ... all the way to anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... defaulting to a normal ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest