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Total Lung Atelectasis on Chest CT - Diffuse complete lobar collapse in patient needing ECMO

#Lung #Atelectasis
Total Lung Atelectasis ... on Chest CT - Diffuse ... needing ECMO #Lung ... #Atelectasis #complete ... #CTChest #radiology
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest ... CT Right Lung: ... lobes #Segments #Chest ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Bronchogram Sign on Chest ... CT • Patent airways ... • DDx: pna, pulm ... non-obstructive atelectasis ... #diagnosis #radiology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Comet Tail Sign on Chest CT
 • Curvilinear pleural based opacity directed towards the ipsilateral hilum
Comet Tail Sign on Chest ... CT • Curvilinear ... • DDx: Rounded atelectasis ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Chest CT of COVID-19 Patient requiring ECMO
2nd patient COVID 19 with need of ECMO. They both
Chest CT of COVID ... have some similar cases ... (Yes, this is lung ... Clinical #SARSCOV2 #Coronavirus ... #Lungs
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... reach the anterior chest ... be seen on many chest ... #CXR #Lateral #
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
The chest x-ray ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... A common cause of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung