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EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... common finding) • Atrial ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... Initial workup: • EKG ... ultrasound • CXR ... Well score for PE
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
The PA-film shows ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
the chest x-ray ... In many cases a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... Interstitial #Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Arteries (TGA) on Chest ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Tamponade Beck's Triad ... of dyspnea and chest ... pain - PE will ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant