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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram Sign ... on Chest CT • ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography.
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... on Chest CT • Parallel ... bronchiectasis, CF ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
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