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Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... hump along may aid ... In this case, pulmonary ... CT angiography.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... of CXR congestion
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... , pleural effusions ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
chest; CT abdomen ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary