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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as a meniscus ... On the left images ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... PA image as a meniscus ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... 89-year-old ... reveals what chest ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Effusion
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... On the left however ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions abutting the pleura ... densities iin the left ... lung, which are ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... upper area of the left ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... aortic knob or left ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... Patient had CXR ... Note a large pleural ... effusion with highly ... #POCUS #clinical
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... position Obstructive lung ... On the left a patient ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar