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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Provoked (e.g. surgery ... - No other workup ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
a construction worker ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
rapidly complete the surgery ... consultation with cardiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery ... indicated, start CPR ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
non-essential surgery ... arrest, start CPR ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
The most obvious finding on this CXR is free air under the diaphragm.
This finding indicates a
finding on this CXR ... recent abdominal surgery ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Free #Air
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
recent cardiac surgery ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Normal work up including ... negative ECG, CXR ... outpatient & ED workup ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Bottlecap enlodged in the Esophagus on xray and egd
Opening a beer with your teeth ensures the
teeth ensures the work ... clinical #chestxray #cxr ... #radiology #egd
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
cardiothoracic surgery ... emphysema #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology