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Scoliosis: Lateral curvature of the spine causes right shoulder area to appear somewhat higher than the
Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Scoliosis #Radiology ... #Correlation #XRay ... #LSpine #UCSDH
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse lung ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
metastasis: • Breast ... • Lung. thvroid ... Signs/Symptoms: ... BoneTumors #Malignant #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #XRay
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... lucencies within the lung ... describe a chest X-ray ... density in the lung ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Xray on the right ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Chested #Chest #XRay ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Photo
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
will be obvious; signs ... disruption on x-ray ... Splint: Posterior long ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pectus Excavatum: Congenital posterior displacement of lower aspect of sternum.
This gives the chest a somewhat "hollowed-out"
The x-ray shows ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Pectus #Excavatum #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #UCSDH
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
examine all the areas ... where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... diagnosis #management #cardiology