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X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... leads Cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... (green arrows) and ... #CXR #Comparison
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
2-view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... Shortly after had ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... History and ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... and Lung-Diaphragm ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Views and Windows ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Cardiac incisura
Click image to enlarge.
On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... x-rays and should ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR