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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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
is not in the anterior ... diaphragm, which is anterior ... to the pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
border can be ill-defined ... The lateral view ... appearance of the anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
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 #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
over the left anterior ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... over the left anterior ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest