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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... be seen on many chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Track Sign on Chest ... bronchiectasis, CF ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... ) pericarditic chest ... 4) pericardial effusion ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #