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Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... small (1 -4 mm) nodules ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... proper clinical setting ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
for follow-up of nodules ... calcification, further testing ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Immunologic: • Osler nodes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Fibrillation - Testing ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... nodules (Panel ... patient received a diagnosis ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #CT #disseminated