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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... Normal hili are: ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
Normally there are ... When a pneumothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Hydropneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
hilus is in a normal ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
The image on the right is after insertion of an intercostal drain.
Notice that the diaphragm has
has regained its normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... #Chest #Tube #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pleura • Pneumothorax ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
thickening - lack of normal ... A signet-ring sign ... The most common cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The retracted visceral pleura is seen which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is a horizontal
Normally there are ... When a pneumothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Hydropneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant