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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... , pulmonary contusion ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... trauma #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
Air Bronchogram ... , a radiologic sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
intraperitoneal free air ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #FalciformLigament ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT ... #KUB #NEJM
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... hump along may aid ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... high-resolution chest CT
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest