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Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
in lower left lobe ... Pneumonia #Dynamic #AirBronchogram ... #POCUS #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
the right upper lobe ... weight loss or long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... lesion in R middle lobe ... consistent w/ lung ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... are: Widespread ill-defined ... Cavity in the right ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... There is a lung ... cyst in the upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... Views of the upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... inferior part of the lung ... lingula or middle lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... larger ones are ill-defined ... the right lower lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
large cavitating lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant