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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 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
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
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
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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pleural #Plaques
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
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
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 #
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