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- Loss of this acute angle (sometimes referred to as costophrenic blunting) can suggest the presence of fluid or consolidation in the area. Costophrenic blunting can also occur secondary to lung hyperinflation (seen in diseases such as COPD) as a result of diaphragmatic flattening and - **Image:**...

- Loss of this acute angle (sometimes referred to as costophrenic blunting) can suggest the presence of fluid or consolidation in the area. Costophrenic blunting can also occur secondary to lung hyperinflation (seen in diseases such as COPD) as a result of diaphragmatic flattening and - **Image:** an X-ray of a patient’s chest, with arrows pointed at different parts of the image and labels written next to each pointer: - Trachea - Spinous Process - Carina - Clavicle - Right Hilum & Pulmonary Artery - Aortic Knob - Left Hilum & Pulmonary Artery - Right Atrium - Left Ventricle - Costocardiac Angle - Right Hemidiaphragm - Left Hemidiaphragm - Costophrenic Angle - Breast Shadow