Read the finding
Cardiovascular · Pattern recognition
Read-the-CXR
6 findings. Cover the answers and work down the list — then flip it and predict the finding from the diagnosis.
Cardiomegaly, upper-lobe diversion, Kerley B lines, bat-wing shadowingHeart failure / pulmonary oedema
Widened mediastinum with a left pleural capAortic dissection
Boot-shaped heartTetralogy of Fallot
Egg-on-a-string / egg-on-sideTransposition of the great arteries
Rib notching and a "3 sign"Coarctation of the aorta
Globular water-bottle heartLarge pericardial effusion