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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #causes #management
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... area of the left lung ... The differential ... of oil into the pleural ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... pulmonary vascular bed has ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
not look like a lung ... masses or consolidations ... bordering the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lobe collapse causes ... the collapse lung ... Since the aorta has ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
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 ... base against the pleural ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... pain, cough, bloody ... factor • May cause ... Focal pneumonia, pleural
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... pressure: systolic blood ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... of CXR congestion