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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
CT • Air surrounding ... preexisting pulmonary cavity ... Monod #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... usually contain air ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... consolidation or nodular ... Crescent #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... expiratory scans for air ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Comparison
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
revealed decreased air ... A chest radiograph ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary