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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
in Left Upper Lobe ... Collapse - Chest ... X-Ray An upper lobe ... the collapse lung ... #clinical #radiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Right Ventricular Collapse ... Systolic Right Atrial Collapse ... Tamponade #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #Ultrasound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... propagation of ultrasound ... are completely collapsed ... #Profiles #Ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Radiographic Signs of Lobar Collapse
General findings to look for:
 • Crowding of ribs near collapse
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Signs of Lobar Collapse ... Hyperlucency of other lobes ... #pulmonary #lung ... #signs #radiology ... #diagnosis
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Upper or middle lobe ... collapse, Atelectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... There is a lung ... cyst in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... predominantly in the upper lobes ... Diseases With Upper Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations in lower lobes ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... tissue of the lung ... Atelectasis - collapse ... a part of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
What's the diagnosis ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... lesion in R middle lobe ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology