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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... by an exudative effusion ... Empyema, malignant effusions ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions abutting the pleura ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... base against the pleural ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
The CXR shows multiple ... not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... area of the left lung ... of oil into the pleural ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... pulmonary vascular bed has ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse lung ... Since the aorta has ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR