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On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... plane into left atrium ... Direct/indirect chest ... muscles apically and laterally ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... - Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... right interlobar artery ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
right interlobar artery ... adjacent to the right atrium ... On a follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Sister had MI in ... Activate cath lab ... See thread for POCUS ... Electrocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... Admitted this time after ... well, then 4mo later ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... improved to 90% after ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest