Dr. Michael Gibbs is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and interested in educating others. Radiology is a passion of his. Follow along with the EMGuideWire.com team as they post Dr. Gibbs's weekly educational, self-guided radiology slides on: Pneumonia, Pulmonary Hypertension, Left Artial Enlargement for Mitral Stenosis, Situs Inverses, Dextrocardia, Pulmonary Bullae, Recurrent Pneumothorax, Shot Gun Blast with pulseless arm, Aortic dissection, Traumatic Aortic Disruption
1. Chest X-Rays Of The Week
Michael Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Professor And Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Carolinas Medical Center & Levine Children’s Hospital
Vice President of Research
Atrium Health
CMC X-Ray Mastery Series
February 18th 2019
2. Disclosures
This ongoing chest X-ray interpretation series is proudly sponsored by the
Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center.
The goal is to promote widespread mastery of CXR interpretation.
There is no personal health information [PHI] within and ages have been
changed to protect patient confidentiality.
3. Process
Many are contributing: Emergency Medicine, Fellows from the Center For
Advanced Practice, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, SHVI, and Medical
Critical Care. Slides are shared with all contributors.
Cases submitted this week be distributed next week.
The 1st image will show a chest X-ray without identifiers and the 2nd image
will reveal the diagnoses.
9. 51 Year-Old With
Burning Chest Pain
For 1 Hour After
Getting In To An
Argument.
HR 57, BP 196/100
10. 51 Year-Old With
Burning Chest Pain
For 1 Hour After
Getting In To An
Argument.
HR 57, BP 196/100
During His ED Stay
The Pain Migrates
To His Abdomen…
23. 57 year old with cough
and shortness of
breath.
The CXR demonstrates:
a. Pulmonary edema
b. RLL pneumonia
c. RML pneumonia
d. Pulmonary embolus
e. Lung cancer
24. 57 year old with cough
and shortness of
breath.
The CXR demonstrates:
a. Pulmonary edema
b. RLL pneumonia
c. RML pneumonia
d. Pulmonary embolus
e. Lung cancer
25. RML pneumonia:
Blurred right heart border
Lateral diaphragm clear
Often seen best on the lateral
35. What Do You See?
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Enlarged Right
Pulmonary Artery
Enlarged Left
Pulmonary Artery
36. Valvular Heart Disease
Which cardiac chamber is enlarged in patients with significant chronic
mitral stenosis?
• Right atrium
• Right ventricle
• Left atrium
• Left ventricle
37. Valvular Heart Disease
Which cardiac chamber is enlarged in patients with significant chronic
mitral stenosis?
• Right atrium
• Right ventricle
• Left atrium
• Left ventricle