Basic Chest X-Ray
Interpretation
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The Lateral Chest Film
Looking at the lateral
CXR
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Technical Factors
Effect of obliquity on
heart size
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Technical Factors
Technical Factors
Technical Factors
Technical Factors
Short of breath
Technical Factors
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Recognizing air space
disease
The Silhouette Sign
Localizing disease from
the silhouette sign
Localizing disease from
the silhouette sign
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Lobar Atelectasis
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Pneumonia
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Air bronchograms — CT
Right middle lobe
Right upper lobe
Right lower lobe
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Final Exam
21 y.o. with fever and
cough
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Take home message #1
6 cm lung mass missed.
How?
Take home message #2
Elderly man with
hypotension
Suddenly septic
Pneumatosis of small
bowel
Take home message #3
Review Questions
All are kinds of air
space disease except:
The most specific sign of
atelectasis is:
This can make the heart
look larger than it is:
Additional Reading
The End