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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
chest x-ray due to pericardial ... effusion. ... Pericardial effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... effusion. ... Radiology #CTS #CXR ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
detect pleural and pericardial ... effusions, enlarged ... abdominal lymph nodes ... Focused #Assessment #Ultrasound
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... with signs of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
There is a large pericardial ... effusion, which ... explains why the ultrasound ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... effusion simulating ... effusion that is ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... Preference for upper lobes ... liver, pancreas, pericardium ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Glucan in blood/CSF
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
Radiology #CTS #CXR ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... #RadiologyAssistant