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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... #Hypertension # ... #cardiology #diagnosis
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Artery Hypertension ... Lateral E/e' <8 • Aortic ... E/e' > 10 • Aortic ... Echocardiogram #comparison ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... #pulmonary #sarcoidosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Heart Disease Pulmonary ... Chordae Tendinae • Rupture ... • Infarct • Rupture ... Hypertension Tricuspid ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... along with concave Pulmonary ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... Differentiate PAH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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Westermark sign! ... (R pulmonary oligemia ... seen on CXR). ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Westermark #Sign