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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 ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Infarct with Subpleural Consolidation on Lung POCUS
PoCUS shows small R pleural effusion & subpleural consolidation-->lowered
Pulmonary Infarct ... small R pleural effusion ... threshold for cxr ... latter returned positive ... #POCUS #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... Split #Pleura #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
bubble and the lung ... a patient with signs ... there is a high position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... is considered a positive ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX Positive ... highly specific for pulmonary ... #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
- Parasternal long ... appearance of heart on CXR ... large pericardial effusion ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
lateral decub position ... Which diagnosis ... , no signs of tamponade ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #effusion #plax
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... venous pressure, positive ... : weight gain, lung ... bilateral pleural effusions ... of CXR congestion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
- What’s the diagnosis ... infected pleural effusion ... With expiration, positive ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #Chest #Lung