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Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on ... filling defect ... #Polo #Mint #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... the diagnosis of pulmonary ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... bronchiectasis, CF ... #Tram #Track #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
the only way to detect ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... Other signs of CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... logical sequence of signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest CT