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

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
causes the collapse ... lung segments to ... or curtain and causes ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... the apex and the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Necrosis of lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... tuberculosis, abandoned long ... the involved lung ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
bubble and the lung ... diaphragm and the lung ... bubble to the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis of the right lung ... A common cause of ... atelectasis of a lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung
These images are of a patient who had widespread bronchopneumonia and was on ventilation.
During follow up
This was caused ... plug the left lung ... was re-aerated #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
“the squeeze”) along ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf