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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... masses is very long ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... (centrilobular emphysema ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
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Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

Loculations get me every time! This one's pleural 

Dr. J. Christian
Loculated Pleural ... Effusion on Lung ... Pleural #Effusion #Empyema ... #Complicated #POCUS ... #Clinical #Lung
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Atelectasis - Emphysema ... Reticular - Emphysema ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
pathology must be located ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Complicated Pleural effusion - Empyema on POCUS

M60 YO with chronic shortness of breath and fever .
Pleural effusion - Empyema ... on POCUS M60 ... Lung Ultra Sound ... #Complicated #POCUS ... Clinical #Septations #Loculated
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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Cystic #Cysts #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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In the differential ... To differentiate ... the surrounding lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant