Chest X-ray: Lung Pathology III

21 Oct 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Atelectasis refers to collapsed lung tissue. Pneumothorax, pronounced New-Moe-Thor-Axe, is an air leak in your chest.

Chest X-ray: Lung Pathology II

19 Aug 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Let’s get through a couple more cases of fundamental pathology on chest X-ray. We touched on pneumonia last time utilizing opacities to help localize lobar anatomy on chest X-ray. Pneumonia can appear different on chest X-ray depending on the pathogen. Bacterial pneumonia often cause the consolidative opacities we discussed in the last article. A viral […]

Chest X-ray: lung pathology I

5 Aug 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Onward with chest we go! Pathology described for non-medical people is basically anything not “normal” in the body. Sometimes it can be really bad like cancer, it could also be a benign lesion (it’s not normal but it’s not going to kill you either), it could be congenital (a developmental/birth abnormality), and on and on. […]

Chest X-ray: What makes a good image?

3 Aug 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

This is an important topic that I feel we need to cover before moving any further in our chest X-ray series. I wish I had more time to learn from radiologic technologists (RT), the real pros. Here is my quick and dirty assessment of the image. Rest In Peace. Don’t die, but just enjoy a […]

Chest X-ray: heart anatomy

29 Jul 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Let’s fire through this so we can get into the fun stuff, pathology! Doctors are a quirky bunch and have a challenging career where interesting cases generally means bad news for the patient. However, collaborating with patients’ and healthcare providers as a team to treat, improve, and often overcome the scary situation is an amazing […]

Chest X-ray – mediastinum anatomy

26 Jul 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

The mediastinum describes the central structures seen on a frontal chest radiograph. Remember, left and right are “flipped” with sidedness determined by the patient’s perspective (their right and left). In the center of the chest is the heart and mediastinum. The mediastinal structures consist of the thymus, trachea/airway, esophagus/food pipe, lymph nodes and the large […]

Chest X-ray: lung anatomy

22 Jul 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Okay, let’s get into some basic anatomy of the lungs. First off it is critical for you to know that there is an “anatomic” position, meaning there is a standard convention for locating body parts. A person could be pictured laying on their back with hands down at their sides and palms up. Viewing is […]