10 results
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... anemia • Chest CT ... infiltrates, no pleural ... effusion nor cardiomegaly ... DAH #Diagnosis #Management
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
CT and ultrasonographic ... consolidation Lung ultrasound ... mild infection; alveolar ... pneumonia #ChestCT #Ultrasound ... POCUS #features #Radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
distal bronchioles, alveolar ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
into the pleural ... space (pleural ... effusion). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Kerley B lines, alveolar ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... by the alveolar ... organ system: • Pleura ... Culture • CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Patient had CXR ... Note a large pleural ... effusion with highly ... CT expedited which ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... by the alveolar ... organ system: • Pleura ... Culture • CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... interventional radiology ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment