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Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... middle lobe. ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Loss ... localization by lobe ... #Silhouette #Sign ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... for instance the right ... the silhouette sign ... where the upper lobes ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... not seen on a CXR