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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #CXR #ChestXRay
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Radiology #Diagnosis
Typical Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis 
Coal dust 
 • Coal miners 
Beryllium 
 • Fluorescent lights
Pneumoconiosis #ChestXRay ... #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... the differential diagnosis ... of pulmonary oedema ... Radiology #CXR #ChestXRay
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
considerations for high-risk ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
@psirides #Diagnosis ... Tubes #Placement #ChestXRays
Wells Score for Pulmonary Embolism

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Embolism #Wells #Score #Risk
Wells Score for Pulmonary ... Embolism #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #Wells #Score #Risk
Health risks of obesity

Greatly increased risk (RR >3):
 - Mortality (BMI >30) 
 - Type 2
Health risks of ... Greatly increased risk ... confers a 92x ^ risk ... Sleep apnoea #Diagnosis ... #Obesity #Risks