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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 ... cervical rib Check lung ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... be present at all ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Pharmacology: • ACE
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis