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McConnell's sign is not specific for acute pulmonary embolism, it can also be seen in right
specific for acute pulmonary ... embolism, it can ... with an acute inferior ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... McConnells #Sign #InferiorMI
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... emboli the chest ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Lung ... #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... In this case a lung ... The pulmonary embolus ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... lungs. ... (A) a dilated inferior ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Lung cysts are ... hydatid), septic emboli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
can be used to clear ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... fluid -> posterior inferior ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
cause of multiple pulmonary ... has invaded the inferior ... disease to the lungs ... CXR #LungMets #Lung ... #Metastases #RadiologyAssistant
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
described for Pulmonary ... Embolism; here ... Echocardiogram #Definity #A4C ... #RVInfarction #InferiorMI
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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in the 'black' lung ... bronchiolitis or chronic pulmonary ... embolism. ... right with the pulmonary ... Attenuation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant