Items tagged “chest x-ray”
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Pleural metastases
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06 May 2016
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Pericardial effusion
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10 May 2016
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Nipple shadows
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07 Dec 2016
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Gastric bubble
The gastric bubble is a radiolucent rounded area generally nestled under the left hemidiaphragm representing gas in the fundus of the stomach.
On a lateral radiograph, the gastric bubble is usually located between the abdominal wall and spine. It can be seen on chest or abdominal plain films. I...
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Systematic chest radiograph assessment (approach)
One approach to a systematic chest radiograph assessment is as follows:
projection
assessment of the technical adequacy
tubes and lines
cardiomediastinal contours
hila
airways, lungs and pleura
bones and soft tissue
review areas
Following a systematic approach on every chest radiograph ...
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Thoracic neuroblastoma
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22 Apr 2020
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Nuclear medicine
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Right hyperlucent hemithorax - mastectomy
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16 Sep 2020
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Foreign body aspiration
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25 Jan 2021
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Bronchopneumonia
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04 Aug 2021
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Bronchopneumonia
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04 Aug 2021
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Pneumonia
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04 Aug 2021
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Cavitating lesions (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of cavitating lesions seen in a chest x-ray is:
WEIRD HOLES
Mnemonic
W: Wegener's granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)
E: embolism (pulmonary, septic)
I: infection (anaerobes, pneumocystis, TB)
R: rheumatoid arthritis (necrobiotic no...
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Pulmonary metastases - cannon ball
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24 Jun 2023
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Multilobar pneumonia
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05 Jul 2023
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Near drowning pulmonary edema
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18 Jul 2023
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Esophageal-pleural stripe
Esophageal-pleural stripe is a soft tissue interface formed between the right wall of the esophagus and the medial wall of the right pleura, projecting from the level of clavicles downwards until the gastro-esophageal junction 1.
Although the esophageal-pleural stripe can be used in most patien...
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