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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Here two CXRs of another patient with obvious skinfolds. The radiography was performed supine with a
Here two CXRs of ... supine with a CR ... that there are lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SkinFold #Skin #Fold #Mimic
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... tracheal deviation - CMR ... clinical #cardiology #chestxray ... #cxr #radiology
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... Chilaiditi sign ... mimics pneumoperitoneum ... #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #ARDS
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... It mimics pneumoperitoneum ... PseudoPneumoperitoneum #Chilaiditi #Sign ... clinical #radiology #cxr
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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Westermark sign! ... oligemia seen on CXR ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Westermark ... #Sign #Oligemia
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #