Diaphragms and Pleural Effusion - How to Read a Chest X-Ray (Part 8) - MEDZCOOL

The diaphragms on a chest x-ray are usually curved with sharp costophrenic angles. When blunting of these costophrenic angles is seen, it is suggestive of effusions.

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[drttcb]

Brief, clear, vivid and upto the point

[fatimadavids]

Please continue this series, it's super helpful!

[asclepius-thegodofmedicine]

omg this, for free ? U are the hero !

[maryannewangari]

This was very helpful.. please don't stop making the vedios

[thefilmguru]

sir can you please one specific video on TB Xray reading? it would help alot

[ar]

its the best way possible representation of lung Xray thanks a lot

[omermsrloglu]

Thank you for your videos. I want to see more...

[saadalani]

Dear thank you a lot for your presentations, I am Prof. Dr. Saad Al Ani from Iraq and want to take photos from your presentation for my notes for medical students
sincerely yours

[winelynsamper]

The hazy infiltrates are noted in both inner lung zones and retrocardiac area. The heart is normal in Size and configuration. The costophrenic Dulci, both hemidiaphrams and bony thorax are intact. Can you explain?

[danishiqbal]

Sir
is the treatment is possible for plueral effusion I mean when water is filled in Lungs and CP not showing in X-RAY

[blahblah-ugdw]

Actually, it is the weight of the heart that makes the left dome of diaphragm lower

[mayurkhade]

This is what my friends Xray report says, she's 19, and thin, any views? IF anyone's reading this please explain me.

Report :
TITLE : XRAY - CHEST PA AND LAT VIEW

Moderate left pleural effusion is seen with collapse of underlying lung parenchyma, s/o infective etiology. (IN BOLD LETTERS)

Rest of the Lung fields are clear
Both hila are normal in size
The cardiac Shadow is normal

[anastp]

Sir, I have gone to take medical to go abroad..When they take chest x-ray they found a problem and now I am having 2 tablets.They wrote it " Left apical." .Can you plz tell me what is it and is it curable.
Thank you sir