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Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Hemorrhagic #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
#Clinical #Radiology ... PostSurgical #ValveReplacement ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
Pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CTChest # ... PostSurgical #Hemorrhagic ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pericardial #Effusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
we will discuss later ... paravertebral abscess, hemorrhage ... pleural thickening, hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... pleural effusions ... ). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology