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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
The CT-image shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
heart while on the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary bulla seen on chest #CT. #radiology #radiologyassistant #diagnosis #ctchest #em
bulla seen on chest ... #CT. ... #radiology #radiologyassistant ... #diagnosis #ctchest ... #em
Subxiphoid 4-chamber view showing right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left ventricle (LV) and left atrium
small pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... POCUS #Subxiphoid #PericardialEffusion ... #ALiEM
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from ... risk of 1 cancer from ... area is: #EBM #EM ... #Radiology #CancerRisk ... #Cancer #ALiEM
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
mucus impaction from ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... or > 25 % rise from ... interventional radiology ... , SOB, pleural effusions
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest