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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
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the way to the anterior ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural # ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... Other signs of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
Dilation of the ... azygos vein is a sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Azygous # ... #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 ... Interstitial #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... appearance of the anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... failure will lead to dilatation ... a patient with CHF ... #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CHF ... #CXR #Stages #Findings ... #Signs #RadiologyAssistant