צל חלב בגבול העליון של נורמה

English translation: צל הלב- cardiac silhouette

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Hebrew term or phrase:צל חלב בגבול העליון של נורמה
English translation: צל הלב- cardiac silhouette
Entered by: moshiachnow

16:12 Sep 19, 2010
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Medical - Medical (general) / Radiology
Hebrew term or phrase: צל חלב בגבול העליון של נורמה
This is from a physician's comments about a chest x-ray. I know that "Milk shadow on Norma's upper border" is not what they are trying to say, though it is an odd image. How does one say this in doctorese?
moshiachnow
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Local time: 08:11
צל הלב- cardiac silhouette
Explanation:
typo.
cardiac silhouette - upper limit of normal

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5צל הלב- cardiac silhouette
Eytan Rubinstien MD
3milky shadow at the upper limit of normal
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צל הלב- cardiac silhouette


Explanation:
typo.
cardiac silhouette - upper limit of normal

eytan

Eytan Rubinstien MD
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milky shadow at the upper limit of normal


Explanation:
at the upper limit of the norm.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-09-19 16:24:52 GMT)
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On a chest x-ray a milky shadow tends to indicate a pleural effusion.

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Note added at 52 mins (2010-09-19 17:04:43 GMT)
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Go with Eytan.

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