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A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary ... #LungAbscess #AirFluidLevel
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... #Cavitary #CXR ... Pulmonary #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
pus within the cavity ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #AirFluidLevel
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lung, like cyst, cavity ... the lung as: Cavity ... visible wall #CXR ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity
Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy on Chest X-Ray aka Gastric Pull-up
Ivor Lewis procedure is a type of esophagectomy
into the thoracic cavity ... #Chest #XRay #cxr
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Clarity Dipstick ... Urine specific gravity ... [(U Na x P Cr) / ... (P Na x U Cr)] ... Urine, P = Plasma, Cr
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Cavity #Pneumonia #CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cavity
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... Empyema (rupture of cavity
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... fluid balance, and CXR