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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions abutting the pleura ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
bubble and the lung ... a patient with signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Rounded atelectasis
The typical findings of rounded atelectasis on CT are pleural thickening, pleural-based mass and comet
thickening, pleural-based ... and comet tail sign ... The underlying lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... base against the pleural ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
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
Recognition of a pneumothorax depends on the volume of air in the pleural space and the
of air in the pleural ... A sign to look for ... the 'deep sulcus sign ... a deep sulcus sign ... Sulcus #DeepSulcus #Sign
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant