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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... detected on CT or CXR ... if there is no clear ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #differential #causes
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Incidental Finding ... Oleothorax - A chest ... of oil into the pleural ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... finding)
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
lungs. ... These findings suggest ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... base against the pleural ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump