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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Loculated effusion or empyema ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
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
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... compare hilum position ... radiologistpage #Chest ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... develops after birth Chest ... along with concave Pulmonary ... Tetralogy #Falot #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... until the chest
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 ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
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
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