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Another common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line is subcarinal lymphadenopathy.
Notice the displacement of the
common cause of displacement ... azygoesophageal line on the chest ... x-ray in the area ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Pectus Excavatum: Congenital posterior displacement of lower aspect of sternum.
This gives the chest a somewhat "hollowed-out"
Congenital posterior displacement ... This gives the chest ... The x-ray shows ... Pectus #Excavatum #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
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 ... an ill-defined area ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... Notice the displacement ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... we will discuss later ... Displacement of ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... wall trauma, LV ... tethering and displacement ... dilatation with displacement ... muscles apically and laterally
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... pulmonary emboli the chest ... x-ray is normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism