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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
#Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac ... #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
in 70% of cases ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... pulmonary disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
Lateral view On ... this is not the case ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology