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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Wall/Pleura ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
The table lists ... the most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Causes
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... blood flow, Kerley ... B-lines and pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... nodular, high and low ... attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... @nickmmark #ChestTube ... #Drains #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... of breath with low ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
base against the pleural ... may aid in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... Now it is obvious ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... (It's usually low ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary