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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... exam, etc) • ... Abnormal CXR: refer ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... cervical rib Check lung ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... develops after birth Chest ... boot shaped heart caused ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... decompensated CHF ... Intracardiac shunt, Cardiomyopathy