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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
or middle lobe collapse ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... • CXR rotation ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Left Upper Lobe Collapse ... causes the collapse ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
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 not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
when you go from anterior ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
seen during CPR ... best choice for management ... arrest with ongoing CPR ... #CPR #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... 70% of cases of CHF ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Cardiovascular collapse ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... Start continuous CPR ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX