Hampton's Hump

A Hampton's hump is a peripheral, wedge-shaped opacity on chest x-ray that represents a pulmonary infarct. Patient's frequently complain of pleuritic chest pain. If you see that combination of peripheral opacity and chest pain, think about pulmonary infarct and get a CT pulmonary angiogram.

Textbooks I like for chest radiology (Amazon Links) —
Med students and all residents: Felson’s Principles of Chest Roentgenology
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Radiology residents: Thoracic Imaging: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Radiology
https://amzn.to/2YqzLLh

Thoracic radiology fellows: Muller’s Imaging of the Chest: Expert Radiology Series
https://amzn.to/3ouJ7QY

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