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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table ... of Cardiac Views ... Aortic Valve (AV) Level ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... #Cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
patient places on chest ... Loop recorder - Long ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... telemetry #devices #comparison ... #table
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... revealed a cardiac ... infiltrate in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
are smaller and fewer ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... neuropathy or cardiac ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac