Hemothorax chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Irfan Dotani Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

Radiological examination is the key for accurate identification of the source of bleeding. A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of hemothorax. On chest x-ray, hemothorax is characterized by signs of occupation by pleural fluid, meniscus of fluid blunting the costophrenic angle or diaphragmatic surface and tracking up the pleural margins of the chest wall.

• Signs of occupation by pleural fluid
• Meniscus of fluid blunting the costophrenic angle
• Diaphragmatic surface and tracking up the pleural margins of the chest wall

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