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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 ... radiologistpage #Chest #XRay ... #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #AorticKnob #Dissection
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... is considered a positive ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Meds o Review Cxr ... o Chest Tube Tray ... pleura using blunt dissection ... #Procedure #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Airway • Check position ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
, selenium) Differential ... coronary artery dissection ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest