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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... #Causes #Cardiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... density in the lung as ... visible wall #CXR ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... cystic pattern is also ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Checklist Outline ALL ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
usually present as ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis ... #Assessment #Pulmonary
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
visible, such as ... redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... diameter of the pulmonary ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #