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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
- Chest X-Ray ... lung segments to ... #LUL #Collapse ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... x-ray there is ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... hemorrhage due to a fracture ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... x-ray shows total ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
carcinoma The chest ... x-ray shows diffuse ... The disease started ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Bronchogram #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... cancer, which started ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cavity #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... on a chest x-ray ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... events or death (CARP