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Artificial Heart Valve Replacement - Positioning on Chest X-Ray

#HeartValve #Replacement #Positioning #Chest #XRay #radiology #clinical #CXR
Artificial Heart ... Positioning on Chest ... #Positioning #Chest ... #XRay #radiology ... #clinical #CXR
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #cardiology ... #chest #radiology ... #clinical
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... wall, since the heart ... be seen on many chest ... #Clinical #Radiology
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Calcifications Around the Heart ... on Chest XRay Case ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology ... #clinical
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... cervical rib Check lung ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... of the left heart ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... #cardiology #chestxray ... #cxr #radiology
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Records every heart ... patient places on chest ... Event #Monitors #heart ... #cardiology #telemetry ... #devices #comparison