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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... priapism • Lab values ... Lysis of tumor cells ... sudden death • Lab values ... acid, Elevated Cr
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
kind of pattern we ... On a CXR the most ... cysts have thick walls ... reticular pattern on a CXR ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... Probably we are ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RibFracture #Callus
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal Calculus ... AXR. ... to identify non-calculus ... MRI - Limited value ... Useful for non-calculus
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
presentation Urinalysis: LE ... diagnosed with CXR ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from mature B cells ... Reed-Sternberg cells ... • History of EBV ... cycles without XR ... ABVD x 2 cycles + XR
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
This is called the ... silhouette sign, which we ... well seen and we ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Rapidly rising blast cells ... - Blood & BM • ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... : Granulocytic cells ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
that a one-off value ... We may ask why are ... Too many cells in ... Better call hematology ... a good idea to call
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
left-sided heart valves ... Inflammatory cells ... absent How can we