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Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
have irregular shapes ... not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... lack lung rales ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
be graded into stages ... on the chest film ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Patient states he ... CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management