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Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... Bronchiectasis • Abscess ... Malformation Normal CXR ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... , pulmonary contusion ... vessel injury, pulmonary ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... pneumonectomy if fail ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid ... Level on Chest ... and pleuritic chest ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... empyema - Air-fluid ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... clinical #radiology #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 ... boot shaped heart caused ... along with concave Pulmonary ... associated with Brain Abscess ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... high-resolution chest
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Hiatal Hernia - A chest ... stomach into the chest ... duodenum, which caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #HiatalHernia #NEJM