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Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka ... thus important to diagnose ... (commonly the transverse ... Sign #clinical #radiology ... #cxr #xray #chest
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
pneumothorax or air leak after ... viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Massive Fibrosis aka ... is a fibrotic lung ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
X-Ray Loss of the ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... Silhouette #Sign #ChestXRay ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
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 ... epicardial coronary artery
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary