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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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Atrium ... #Ventricle #Cardiac ... #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
with McConnell's sign ... Discharged 3 d later ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #McConnells #Sign
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... of cardiac image ... echocardiogram #a4c ... #plax #pocus #airgap ... #sign
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... On this lateral ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant