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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... film and can suggest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... Signs/Symptoms: ... • Pleuritic chest ... radiograph or CT
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
anterior–posterior chest ... sign in which the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
chest film the ... left diaphragm 2- can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
to the anterior chest ... left diaphragm can ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
anterior part of the chest ... The pneumonia does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity can ... be seen on the chest ... are usually very ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... pectus excavatum can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe