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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
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... hilus is in a normal ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... It is a normal finding ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
There is a normal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #LLL ... #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 ... that helpful, but comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Comparison #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
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
lab-findings were normal ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
edema (6): - Normal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
when you go from anterior ... Normally when you ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
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