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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Large volume feeding ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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findings are: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Period • Breast-feeding ... support for patients clinically