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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
compare hilum position ... cervical rib Check lung ... #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... is in a normal position ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... and the calcium sign ... is considered a positive ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
carcinoma The chest x-ray ... Final diagnosis: ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... BronchoalveolarCarcinoma #AirBronchogram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... : weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... #management #cardiology
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
Echocardiogram ... frequently have lung ... septic emboli (see CT ... cor image https ... #clinical #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology