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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 ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #Lingula #SilhouetteSign
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... Signs/Symptoms: ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
lingula of the left lung ... the air in the lung ... When there is a pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #SilhouetteSign
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... bordered by the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #SilhouetteSign
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary