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AP chest x-rays are harder to read than PA x-rays and are therefore generally reserved for situations where it is difficult for the patient to get an ordinary chest x-ray, such as when the patient is bedridden. In this situation, mobile X-ray equipment is used to obtain a lying down chest x-ray (known as a "supine film").
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Chest X-ray has been used for many years to diagnose pulmonary edema due to its wide availability and relatively cheap cost. [4] A chest X-ray will show fluid in the alveolar walls, Kerley B lines , increased vascular shadowing in a classical batwing peri- hilum pattern, upper lobe diversion (biased blood flow to the superior parts instead of ...
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Chest x-ray is the first test done to confirm an excess of pleural fluid. The lateral upright chest x-ray should be examined when a pleural effusion is suspected. In an upright x-ray, 75 mL of fluid blunts the posterior costophrenic angle. Blunting of the lateral costophrenic angle usually requires about 175 mL but may take as much as 500 mL.
A chest X-ray is usually performed on people with fever and, especially, hemoptysis (blood in the sputum), to rule out pneumonia and get information on the severity of the exacerbation. Hemoptysis may also indicate other, potentially fatal, medical conditions.
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Water Bottle Heart is a descriptive term used in radiology to describe the appearance of the cardiac silhouette on a chest X-ray when it resembles the shape of a water bottle. This sign is associated with pericardial effusion , a medical condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity surrounding the heart.