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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... looking at the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #Lingula #SilhouetteSign
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
upper posterior border ... lower posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
the right heart border ... density on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #SilhouetteSign
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
silhouette of the heart border ... pneumonia does not border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
pleural fluid posterolateral ... abnormal right border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... risk patients, in order ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
unexplained loss of cardiac ... mainstay of initial management ... with saline and cover ... patient in left lateral ... #Workup
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... the left heart border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... the right heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #