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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Acute Pulmonary Edema ... - Congestive Cardiac ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... lines, alveolar edema ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... lymphocyte count = ALC ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
, ↑↑peripheral edema ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... : cardiac, overhydration ... forms of pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... common • Imaging: CXR ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... , interstitial edema ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation