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Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... thus important to diagnose ... ) between the liver ... #clinical #radiology ... #cxr #xray #chest
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
interposition of the colon ... hemidiaphragm and the liver ... thus important to diagnose ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... liver blood tests ... derangement of liver ... symptoms/signs ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... Exam: Can be normal ... Constitutional symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... disease • Liver ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Low serum IgG level
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... heart (2-5%), liver ... (pain/abnormal ... #Management #Signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... in literature (NEJM ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Pemberton’s Sign in a Patient with a Goiter- Physical examination revealed an enlarged thyroid with no
was 0.2 mIU per liter ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #Pembertons ... #sign #radiology ... #CT #goiter
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
droppings • Most common ... has five major clinical ... glucose level, ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs