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Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Chest X-Ray The hilum ... main bronchus LUL ... lobe bronchus LLL ... lobe bronchus RUL
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
Abnormal left hilus ... #CXR #Lateral #LUL
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
position right hilum ... #CXR #Lateral #LUL
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Sometimes the LLL ... the collapsed LUL ... the air in the LLL ... Luftsichel #Sign #LUL
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... posterior to the hilum ... Pal @drdevrad #Hilum
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
The right hilus ... AirBronchogram #RUL
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
localization by lobe • RUL ... hemidiaphragm • LUL ... heart border • LLL
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
/Secretion → ↑ LDL ... Production → ↑ LDL ... Receptors → ↑ LDL ... Clearance → ↓ Plasma LDL-C
Differential Diagnosis for Abdominal Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) Mass 

#LUQ #Mass #Abdominal #Differential #Diagnosis
Upper Quadrant (LUQ ... ) Mass #LUQ
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Androgens Increased LDL ... • Familial LPL