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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... production • Night ... sweats, weight ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Pawnbroker's Sign - Right ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... Pawnbrokers #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... infiltrates) → high ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... Fever, fatigue, weight ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... exertion • Neurologic ... Symptoms #Signs #Pulmonary
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Nebs, Suction High ... PIP, high Pplat ... Next Steps: BS, CXR ... Steps: Bag, BS, CXR ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
branches and the pulmonary ... bronchus RMB - right ... intermedius LPA - left Pulmonary ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
density in the right ... The right hilus ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
to one or more pulmonary ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
AirBronchogram #POCUS #CXR ... #Comparison #Clinical ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Clinical
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR