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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... a patient with signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates more ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Click here for more ... atelectasis or pleural effusion ... The differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diseases can have more ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
it is slightly more ... Notice that it is more ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... of CXR congestion ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
A more common presentation of mucoid impaction in seen here.
This is the typical 'finger-in-glove' appearance of
A more common presentation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... FingerInGlove #Sign ... #RadiologyAssistant