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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pneumonia #Lingula #SilhouetteSign
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
as a result of collapse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RML # ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse ... #SilhouetteSign
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... when you go from anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation ... #treatment #pulmonary
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... all the way to anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pneumonia #RLL #Lateral ... #SilhouetteSign
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... influenza) • CFR ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... : hazy bilateral ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
On this lateral ... is not in the anterior ... diaphragm, which is anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SilhouetteSign
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... papules, nodules; anterior ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
support: ECMO/CPB ... • Continue CPR ... Hypothermia #Protocol #management ... #treatment #algorithm