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Terminology Around Gender Identity and Expression
 • Gender identity - A person's deeply held sense of
Around Gender Identity ... Expression • Gender identity ... Gender identity ... person whose gender identity ... #nomenclature #lgbtq
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
heart borders Is density ... hilum position, density ... cervical rib Check lung ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
area of increased density ... within the lung ... tissue of the lung ... a part of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
areas of decreased density ... lucencies within the lung ... in the lung as: ... visible wall #CXR ... #Cavity #Cyst #Lung
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
the increased density ... of the lung tissue ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
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 ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
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 ... seen and another density ... cavitation in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR