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Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... production, pleuritic chest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... treatment until the chest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
the air-fluid level ... attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
examination and diagnostic ... mildly elevated liver-function ... infiltrates on the chest ... InfectiousDisease #CXR ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... infiltrate in the left lung ... was diagnosed. ... #CXR #Kartagener ... #NEJM
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... patients), • Chest ... : • Chest Xray ... - Chest radiography ... the bronchus • Chest
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
the air-fluid level ... attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... LAM is a rare lung ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... disease • Liver ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... Low serum IgG level