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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... , Sarcoidosis, HSP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... Medical history ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... within the chest cavity ... since a prior CXR ... injury to the lung ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... the chest film (Table ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages