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Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... , CT, ultrasound ... symptoms (e.g., ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... places - Flail chest ... air leak after chest ... pattern in the chest ... trauma #diagnosis #signs
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... on Chest X-Ray ... the silhouette sign ... Hilum #Overlay #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... nitrates.2 Acute chest ... Dull, oppressive chest ... of chest pain, ... #Signs #Presentation
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
infiltrates on chest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... scattered crackles, chest ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... inflammation Symptoms ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... high-resolution chest
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine