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There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... prior pneumothorax ... There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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cysts (LAM, LIP ... diseases with a ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Differential # ... Diagram #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... chest X-ray, we ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... prior pneumothorax ... There is a lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... airways leading to pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... edema • Air: pneumothorax ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
cavity? ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... : • Pulmonary ... Contusion • Pneumothorax
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... CXR upright or lat ... radiograph shows a ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential