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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... These include: - Emphysema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
bronchioles are air ... filled: static air ... will be seen IM POCUS ... #POCUS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
pneumothorax or air ... tear Mediastinal air ... (loculated air) ... ruptured esophagus Air ... visceral injury Free air
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Loculated effusion or empyema ... - Air-fluid ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... xray #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... can replace the air ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... diagnosis there ... To differentiate ... usually contain air ... #Radiology #CTChest
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... positioned to drain air ... AIR LEAK • Air ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Crackles / ↓ Air ... pulmonary edema • Air ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology