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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Granulomatous ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Vasculitis (e.g., Granulomatosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria, are all ... mycobacteria which can cause ... a patient with active ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... sometimes the granulomatous ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
Wegener's granulomatosis ... vasculitis causes ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... are usually very ill ... In granulomatous ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #