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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
sign of the left heart ... looking at the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC; ... Well score for
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
border of the heart ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Atrium ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
wall, since the heart ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... overload with heart ... Management ● Early ... Conservative fluid-management ... ● Supportive management
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
posterior to the heart ... confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
it borders the heart ... lost, since the heart ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
contours of the heart ... On the lateral view ... left and on the lateral ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
diaphragm, the heart ... we will discuss later ... fluid overload and heart ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider right heart ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management