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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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
edema due to heart ... non-cardiogenic edema ... Look for other signs ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
with alveolar edema ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... contact with the pulmonary ... is thus either anterior ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... embolism, Pulm edema ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... Blood and sputum cx
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... edema - filling ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... , interstitial edema ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... Notice that the inferior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #InterstitialEdema ... #RadiologyAssistant