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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
to pericardial effusion ... Pericardial effusion ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Effusion ... pulmonary #im #radiology ... #clinical
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Opacification #Air #Bronchogram #AirBronchogram #PleuritisCarcinomatosa #Carcinomatosa #Effusion #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Opacification ... Carcinomatosa #Effusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Cor triatriatum ... Physiology • Clinical ... GinaMPatel #Cor ... #management #cardiology ... summary #peds #pediatrics
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
only key to the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Hydropneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
visible on an CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... PleuralEffusion #Pleural #Effusion ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant