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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse lung ... collapsed LUL and the aorta ... Since the aorta ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Figure of 3 Sign - Coarctation of the Aorta on Chest X-Ray

The figure of 3 sign
Figure of 3 Sign ... Coarctation of the Aorta ... appearance of the aorta ... segment of the aorta ... the descending aorta
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... murmur of valvular regurgitation ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Purpura, Urticaria Chest ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... the silhouette sign ... elongation of the aorta
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... no matter how long ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
The POCUS allowed ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows ... Hospital #Clinical #POCUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... day, followed by long ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
valves -> Aortitis, Aortic ... regurgitation, ... Inflammation in the lung ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms