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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lung segments to ... be pushed anteriorly ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Radiographic Signs of Lobar Collapse
General findings to look for:
 • Crowding of ribs near collapse
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Radiographic Signs ... of Lobar Collapse ... #collapse #pulmonary ... #lung #signs #radiology ... #diagnosis
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... or middle lobe collapse ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Anterior ... Chilaiditi sign ... #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... contact with the pulmonary ... the silhouette sign ... Hilum #Overlay #Sign ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... substances resulting in lobar ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
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 #LuftsichelSign
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... chest pain) and signs ... Venn #Diagram #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonolary