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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 ... tumour, cervical rib ... Check lung periphery ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Crescent Sign on Chest ... circumferential rim ... Crescent #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... surrounded by a rim ... Mint #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Cheese Sign on Chest ... , sarcoidosis, RB ... Cheese #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
diagnosis; the ... in line on long ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical
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Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... emboli the chest ... x-ray is normal ... #Clinical #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
seventh and eighth ribs ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... carcinoma, and staging evaluation ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology