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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... loss • Late disease ... in early disease ... CT Lung Abscess
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #radiology #CXR
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... gas collection #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Salmonella ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... disease. ... disease that results ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... embolization (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Hemothorax ... #CXR #CT #Angiogram ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
anterior–posterior chest ... dense airspace disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM