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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... the collapse lung ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... The chest film shows ... #CXR #CTChest #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pleural effusion on CXR ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... standing symptoms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
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 ... confirmed with chest ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... high-resolution chest
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... may include chest ... consultation with cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs