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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... or empyema ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... effusion where ... effusion (decompression ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Empyema Necessitans ... Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... effusion where ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical ... #video #POCUS #pulmonary
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... always visible as a meniscus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Unilateral pleural calcifications are usually due to:
- infection (TB)
- empyema
- hemorrhagic #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Pleural #Plaques
Unilateral pleural ... infection (TB) - empyema ... - hemorrhagic #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Calcifications #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... PA image as a meniscus ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... effusion; sometimes ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Effusion Dr. ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
by an exudative effusion ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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visible on an CXR ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #PleuralEffusion ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant