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Kyphosis: Anterior curvature of the spine, in this case caused by severe osteoporosis and resultant vertebral
. - UCSD Catalog ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Kyphosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... UCSDH
Pectus Excavatum: Congenital posterior displacement of lower aspect of sternum.
This gives the chest a somewhat "hollowed-out"
This gives the chest ... #Photo #Pectus ... #Excavatum #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... UCSDH
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Barrel #Chested #Chest ... XRay #APDiameter #CXR ... #Lateral #UCSDH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Photo
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... breath sounds • Rales ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
in 70% of cases ... seen on a supine chest ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques The CXR ... look like a lung masses ... bordering the chest ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
The lateral view ... helpful in such cases ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum