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Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
, and left pleural ... , left pleural effusion ... #s4c #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... effusion • Atelectasis ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
diagnosis of Exudative Pleural ... Effusion in adults ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Pleural ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... effusion; sometimes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • Pleura ... : - Effusion ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... A subpulmonic effusion ... effusion, is when ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
Pleural fluid It ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Effusion #Hidden ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... Empyema, malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical