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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... with Air-Fluid Level ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
in the thoracic cavity ... effusion. ... by air in the lung ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Lung #Ultrasound
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Cavitary #LungAbscess
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... year-old male with fever ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Clotted Hemothorax on POCUS
Clotted blood that enters the pleural cavity is exposed to motion of the
Hemothorax on POCUS ... that enters the pleural ... cavity is exposed ... the diaphragm, lungs ... #effusion #blood
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... lesions abutting the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... , cough and cavitary ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... injury to the lung
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
effusion on POCUS ... fluid seen in the chest ... cavity. ... #effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound