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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... jirovecii pneumonia: notes ... Description of lung ultrasound ... findings #EBM ... #POCUS #Lung #Findings
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
lung disease or CHF ... Abnormal physical findings ... (i.e. lymadenopathy ... ) • Abnormal CXR
On the PET we can appreciate the massive lymphadenopathy far better than on the CXR.
There are
better than on the CXR ... is an important finding ... , since these nodes ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Displacement #RadiologyAssistant
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
for Diagnosis of CHF ... Lung Ultrasound: ... 20.9 - LR- 0.07 CXR ... #CHF #heart #failure ... POCUS #diagnosis #ebm
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis The key findings ... hyperaerated secondary nodules ... and secondry nodules ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
atelectasis or lymphadenopathy ... Their findings are ... the over 2000 nodules ... #EBM #Radiology ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... CML Findings: ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... are in the Lymph Nodes
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... and mediastinal lymphadenopathy ... When these small nodules ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
lower to the upper lobes ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant