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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... anteriorly in the left lung ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
aka AV canal defect aka endocardial cushion defect
 • Epidemiology and Associations
 • Embryology
Embryology • Anatomy ... Physical Exam • Pathophysiology ... Post-Operative ICU Management ... • Long Term Follow ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... This causes a density ... be mistaken for pathology ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... count cause hyperviscosity ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Mediastinal lines
Mediastinal lines or stripes are interfaces between the soft tissue of mediastinal structures and the
structures and the lung ... finding mediastinal pathology ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... to order: • CBC ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR