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Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
density on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe #Lobar ... #Collapse #SilhouetteSign
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... confirmed on the lateral ... this is lower lobe ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
Left upper lobe ... the left upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... overinflation of the lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the left upper lobe ... of the middle lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
illustration the lower lobe ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
Right lower lobe ... collapsed lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... the right lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
On this lateral ... the right lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
Lateral view On ... mediastinum or upper lobes ... pathology in the lower lobes ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR