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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
The following signs ... consolidations and air ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
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 CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
bleeding into the alveoli ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
dead space, then alveolar ... PHASE Ill - Alveolar ... trapping • EMPHYSEMA ... the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary