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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early ... Conservative fluid-management ... ● Supportive management ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
is not in the anterior ... diaphragm, which is anterior ... to the pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... all the way to anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL ... #Lateral #SilhouetteSign
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fat infiltrates maternal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... papules, nodules; anterior ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management