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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Left Upper Lobe Collapse ... causes the collapse ... lung segments to ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Atraumatic Collapsed Athlete - Suggested Algorithm for Collapsed Athlete

In this review, the authors review that the
Atraumatic Collapsed ... Algorithm for Collapsed ... experience atraumatic sports-related ... myocarditis, Marfan’s, Long ... #Diagnosis #SportsMedicine
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... tissue of the lung ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... or middle lobe collapse ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #CXR #ChestXRay
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... with a cystic lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Parasternal Short ... Understanding long ... and short axes ... Fanning #Views #Clinical ... #Cardiology