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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
(EN) on Chest Wall ... erodes into the chest ... With expiration, positive ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Pleura Sign on Chest ... effusion • DDx: Empyema ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... latent TB s/p treatment ... and pleuritic chest ... Cavitary #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Empyema Necessitatis - Physical examination revealed a tender, bulging anterior thoracic mass and a small ulcerative
extended through the chest ... wall (Panel C) #Clinical ... #Pulm #Radiology ... #CT #Empyema #Necessitatis ... #NEJM
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... old calcified empyema ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
Subcutaneous emphysema ... on Chest XRay ... iotrogenic (from positive ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
birth and received positive-pressure ... A chest radiograph ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal ... fistula #type #C #chest
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... should undergo chest ... CT to screen for ... - Improves clinical
Large Hiatal Hernia - A chest radiograph showed a large air–liquid shadow in the inferior retrocardiac
Hiatal Hernia - A chest ... inferior retrocardiac position ... stomach into the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #NEJM
Continuous Diaphragm Sign and Pneumomediastinum on Chest XRay

16yo boy referred in by his GP with7/10 chest
Pneumomediastinum on Chest ... his GP with7/10 chest ... punched in the chest ... #CXR #Radiology ... #Clinical