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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... in cough) • Abnormal ... exam, etc) • Abnormal ... CXR: refer + order ... History of cancer, lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
bilateral B-lines - Normal ... unilateral B-lines - Normal ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
correlation in normal ... Notes: (A) Normal ... artifacts from normal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
POCUS appearance ... possible pleural effusion ... available) compared to normal ... #Clinical #Comparison ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... pericardial fat or effusion ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... - Switch to oral ... Abscess Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... The normal-sized ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Double Lung Point seen in a Small Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Young male with stab wound to
Double Lung Point ... Pneumothorax on Lung ... POCUS Young ... Upright CXR normal ... #POCUS #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... • Muscular: normal ... CK, normal biopsy ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... lab-findings were normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral