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Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
elevation of the left diaphragm ... left upper lobe #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... contour of the left diaphragm ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
position left diaphragm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
A common finding in atelectasis of the right upper lobe is 'tenting' of the diafphragm (blue
tenting' of the diafphragm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... elevation of the right diaphragm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe #Lobar
Continuous Diaphragm Sign and Pneumomediastinum on Chest XRay

16yo boy referred in by his GP with7/10 chest
Continuous Diaphragm ... radiated up his neck ... He did state he ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Radiology #Clinical
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
lung borders the diaphragm ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... of disease that starts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia