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Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
evidence of left atrial ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... due to airway collapse
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... Bilateral pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Key findings in alveolar proteinosis
- Crazy paving pattern: reticular pattern superimposed on ground glass opacification.
- Opacifications
This is caused by ... proteinacious material ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AlveolarProteinosis ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... adjacent to the right atrium ... On a follow-up chest ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... helpful in such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant