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Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Anterior ... Chilaiditi sign ... #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... the collapse lung ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... in the left lung ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... the silhouette sign ... hilum: In this case ... Hilum #Overlay #Sign ... #radiology #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest ... #CriticalCare #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... - Pulmonary symptoms ... pain) and signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
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 #Normal #Labeled