Water bottle sign of pericardial effusion on chest radiograph

Pericardial Cyst: Unexpected Finding on a Chest Radiograph

A 32-year-old female presented to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision with complaints of thoracic back pain. Further history was not obtainable owing to marked ethanol intoxication. Vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable except for a mild tachycardia, which resolved with intravenous fluids. A chest radiograph was obtained (Figure 1). Medical records’ review ...

Chilaiditi Sign: Rare Incidental Finding on Chest Radiograph.

A 68-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer presented with a two-day history of fever and left flank pain. Vital signs included a temperature of 39.4 degrees Celsius with 93% oxygen saturation and heart rate of 112 beats per minute. An upright chest radiograph showed concern for free intraperitoneal air (Figure) with a white blood cell count of 17.3. A computed tomography of the abdome...

[Myocardial contusion and pericardial effusion after blunt chest trauma].

We have read with great interest the recent and interesting contribution by Dr. Francia et al. about a case of late cardiac tamponade due to myocardial contusion. We would like to make certain observations regarding a similar case that we have recently treated. A 70-year-old woman came to our emergency department after having undergone the Heimlich maneuver because of choking. Upon admittance, ...

Pericardial effusion.

Unusual Cause of Chest Pain on Radiograph

Although pneumomediastinum (PM) is a cause of chest pain, which can be diagnosed on a plain chest radiograph, emergency physicians frequently miss the diagnosis. As follows a description of findings of PM on a chest radiograph.