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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... adenopathy and pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Arteries (TGA) on Chest ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
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 ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... lesions abutting the pleura ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... transducing the pleural ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... shows a small, stable ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... → no signs of CXR ... angiography if low ... #management #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... of breath with low ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... ECG is vital while ... augment forward flow ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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And Proteinuria (e.g ... insufficiency (Cr ... liver enzymes, Low ... so have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology