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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Pneumothorax ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... effusion; sometimes pneumothorax ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
Subcutaneous emphysema ... on Chest XRay ... tracheobronchial injury ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... describe a chest X-ray ... visible wall #CXR ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Loculated effusion or empyema ... level in hydro-pneumothorax ... Patterns #chest #xray ... #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the differential diagnosis ... associated pulmonary emphysema ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Centrilobular emphysema ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung cyst ... is a possible diagnosis ... leading to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... interpret them in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison