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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
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
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Persistent fever, positive ... Internet Book of Critical
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
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
with a repeat chest ... lung malignancy, clinical ... The treatment of ... Management options ... nodule growth with chest
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 ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
Subcutaneous emphysema ... on Chest XRay ... inhalation Management ... ChestXRay #CXR #Clinical ... #Radiology