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A 37 yo male with no sig PMH presents with pleuritic chest pain for 3 days.
What's the diagnosis ... Answer: Large right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Large #Spontaneous ... #Pneumothorax
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
injury Persistent large ... pneumothorax or ... 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
attached to the chest ... assume that the pneumothorax ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
The larger ones ... the differential diagnosis ... There was no eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
thus important to diagnose ... interposition of the large ... Chilaiditi #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #cxr ... #xray #chest
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... heart valves • MRI ... Underlying valve pathology ... often seen • MRI ... single territory large
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
examination and diagnostic ... (3.0×109 eosinophils ... infiltrates on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... InfectiousDisease #CXR
Pericardial fatpad
Pericardial fat depositions are common.
Sometimes a large fat pad can be seen (figure).
Necrosis of the
Sometimes a large ... the fat pad has pathologic ... acute pleuritic chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... assume that the pneumothorax ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax