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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... The stomach is normally ... a patient with signs ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
ill-defined, but this is normal ... produces a silhouette sign ... of the anterior chest ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
pulmonary disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
common radiographic findings ... pulmonary emboli the chest ... x-ray is normal ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism ... Lung #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
The dominant findig ... this pattern was caused ... the central dot sign ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... physical exam findings ... x-ray (CXR), try ... defaulting to a normal ... Most commonly caused