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There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... calcium sign. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
window and the ... calcium sign. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
interface below the aorta ... concave or straight laterally ... is convex laterally ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #APWindow
Here another case. On the PA-film a mass is seen that fills the aortopulmonary window. Final
aortopulmonary window ... Final diagnosis: ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... APWindow #AP #Window
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... #Silhouette #Sign ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
silhouette of the aortic ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... of CXR congestion ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
determined on the lateral ... The pulmonic and aortic ... On this lateral ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... congestion on a CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest