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Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... localization by lobe • RUL ... hemidiaphragm • LUL ... #Silhouette #Sign ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... the collapsed LUL ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #LUL #Collapse ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... Peritoneal Stripe Sign ... anteriorly over the RUQ ... peritoneal stripe sign ... #ultrasound #radiology
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest