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Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
Pleural opacities ... common causes of pleural ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Pleural #Opacity
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection • Pleural ... Involvement - Pleural ... hydro-pneumothorax - Pleural ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
Pleural fluid It ... visible on an CXR ... About 5 liters of pleural ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... PleuralEffusion #Pleural
Unilateral pleural calcifications are usually due to:
- infection (TB)
- empyema
- hemorrhagic #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Pleural #Plaques
Unilateral pleural ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pleural #Plaques
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques ... The CXR shows multiple ... asbestos related pleural ... Asbestos related pleural ... #Pleural #Plaques
On a lateral image of CXR effusion of > 75 ml could be visible- where there
lateral image of CXR ... least 175 ml of pleural ... PleuralEffusion #CXR
First study the images and then continue reading.
On the lateral view there is a mass-like lesion
lesion that is pleural-based ... that this is a pleural ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Meds o Review Cxr ... Penetrate muscle and pleura ... o Connect to pleural
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... way to detect pleural ... large amount of pleural ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Inflammation of pleural ... membranes irritates pleural ... pleuritic chest pain, pleural ... effusion on CXR