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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 ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... not reach the anterior ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... seen on a supine chest ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
- Innumerable, bilateral ... - Pleural effusion ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK ... ILD #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
CXR with consolidation ... and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... bilateral pattern ... COVID19 #POCUS #Clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR