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Pectus Excavatum: Congenital posterior displacement of lower aspect of sternum.
This gives the chest a somewhat "hollowed-out"
Pectus Excavatum ... The x-ray shows ... #Photo #Pectus ... #Excavatum #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Xray on the right ... #APDiameter #CXR ... #Lateral #UCSDH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Photo
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... that you just saw ... have made the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology