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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of ... CHF. ... On a lateral image ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
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 ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... hilum: In this case ... This was later proven ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
The CXR shows multiple ... look like a lung masses ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... lower lobe, which causes ... the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... Other signs of CHF ... edema and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Recognition of a pneumothorax depends on the volume of air in the pleural space and the
of air in the pleural ... A sign to look for ... lucency of the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax