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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... compare hilum position ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology
Good vs Bad CPR on POCUS TEE during Cardiac Arrest
POCUS TEE can be utilized intra-arrest to
during Cardiac Arrest ... utilized intra-arrest ... person performing chest ... changed their hand position ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... correctly positioned ... since a prior CXR ... is mal-positioned ... used to clear obstructions
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... is in a normal position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... practice many chest ... In the supine position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Dynamic CT Myelograms can help identify the source of spinal CSF Leaks. 
1. Place a sponge
sponge on CT & position ... prone Trendelenburg ... CSFLeak #Procedure #Instructions ... Spinal #Diagnosis #Radiology
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... tracheal deviation - CMR ... in a posterior position ... CardiacMRI #CMRI #cardiology ... #chest #radiology
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest XRay

An 18-month-old male presents with his parents who have noticed that
Tetralogy of Fallot - Chest ... to resolve with rest ... A chest x-ray is ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peds #Pediatrics
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... Recurrent anginal chest ... • Pain is not positional ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... regained its normal position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung