13 results
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
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... stage II with perihilar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
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
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... seen on a supine chest ... On the left images ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... a patient with long ... standing Sarcoidosis (stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... we will discuss later ... hemorrhage due to a fracture ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
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
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... In the lungs LV ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features