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04 Dec, 03:23
Why Review a Chest X-Ray Before Performing Echocardiography?๐ฉป๐ซ
For echocardiographers, a chest X-ray (CXR) offers invaluable clues about the underlying cardiac and pulmonary conditions. Reviewing a CXR before an echo helps:
๐ Identify Clues to Cardiac Pathologies:
- Cardiomegaly: Suggestive of dilated cardiomyopathy or pericardial effusion.
- Pulmonary congestion: Points toward heart failure or elevated left atrial pressure.
- Aortic abnormalities: Widening of the mediastinum may hint at aortic aneurysm or dissection.
- Pleural effusions: Often associated with heart failure or pericardial disease.
For echocardiographers, a chest X-ray (CXR) offers invaluable clues about the underlying cardiac and pulmonary conditions. Reviewing a CXR before an echo helps:
๐ Identify Clues to Cardiac Pathologies:
- Cardiomegaly: Suggestive of dilated cardiomyopathy or pericardial effusion.
- Pulmonary congestion: Points toward heart failure or elevated left atrial pressure.
- Aortic abnormalities: Widening of the mediastinum may hint at aortic aneurysm or dissection.
- Pleural effusions: Often associated with heart failure or pericardial disease.
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04 Dec, 03:23
๐ Guide Imaging Windows:
- Lung hyperinflation (COPD): May require subcostal or alternative views due to poor transthoracic windows.
- Deformities or masses: Help anticipate challenges in imaging and adjust your approach.
๐ Superimposed Cardiac Structures:
Chest X-rays also provide insight into the relative positions and contours of cardiac structures, such as atria, ventricles, and great vessels. This can help anticipate findings on echocardiography, particularly in cases of chamber enlargement, mediastinal shift, or post-surgical anatomy.
๐ก Pro Tip: A systematic CXR review complements echocardiography and enhances diagnostic accuracy by providing a holistic view of the thoracic anatomy.
Incorporate CXRs into your pre-echo routine and see the bigger picture!
- Lung hyperinflation (COPD): May require subcostal or alternative views due to poor transthoracic windows.
- Deformities or masses: Help anticipate challenges in imaging and adjust your approach.
๐ Superimposed Cardiac Structures:
Chest X-rays also provide insight into the relative positions and contours of cardiac structures, such as atria, ventricles, and great vessels. This can help anticipate findings on echocardiography, particularly in cases of chamber enlargement, mediastinal shift, or post-surgical anatomy.
๐ก Pro Tip: A systematic CXR review complements echocardiography and enhances diagnostic accuracy by providing a holistic view of the thoracic anatomy.
Incorporate CXRs into your pre-echo routine and see the bigger picture!
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30 May, 17:21
What is Dextrocardia vs Dextropostion vs Dextroversion?
-Dextrocardia means heart is situated in the right side of the chest instead of the left, as a birth defect.
-In dextroposition, the heart is either pushed to the right or pulled to the right by another abnormality, usually in the lungs
-Dextroversion the heart is positioned in the chest with the apex still directed to the left.
-Dextrocardia means heart is situated in the right side of the chest instead of the left, as a birth defect.
-In dextroposition, the heart is either pushed to the right or pulled to the right by another abnormality, usually in the lungs
-Dextroversion the heart is positioned in the chest with the apex still directed to the left.
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