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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... part of the lung ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... most likely a lobar ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... On a CXR the most ... reticular pattern on a CXR ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... present - Focal findings ... electrolytes, CXR ... cranial CT, ABG, CSF ... AlteredMentalStatus #Delirium #Management
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
lobe atelectasis Findings ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar
A common finding in atelectasis of the right upper lobe is 'tenting' of the diafphragm (blue
A common finding ... metastases in both lungs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
Lobar atelectasis ... is an important finding ... summarizes the findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
No pathological findings ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay