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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung abscess ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Features of Pulmonary Diseases ... - Pneumonia ... - Nodular - Acute ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... the underlying cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia ... infiltrate in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener ... #NEJM
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... pulmonary apices caused ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... rarely typical pneumonia ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Acute bacterial ... infections • Acute ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... abscess • Sub-acute