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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... pleural line • AIS ... opacities • AIS ... consolidations & air ... pulmonary #edema #comparison
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 ... attenuation or air-filled ... - Emphysema - Lung ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... AirBronchogram #POCUS #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Air Bronchograms ... well-defined tissue/air ... interface; dynamic air ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #comparison
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Comparison
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
positioned to drain air ... AIR LEAK • Air ... • Intermittent air ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... UIP, NSIP and long ... can replace the air ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... pain, Sclera may perforate ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... friction rub audible Lungs ... cause interstitial lung
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Lobe Collapse - Chest ... causes the collapse lung ... the aorta has air ... the shape of the air ... hence the name AIR