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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Mosaic pattern with areas ... areas of low attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... between these chest ... acute shortness of breath ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... Signs of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
influenced by: Gravity ... severe diseased areas ... The following signs ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant