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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 ... contour Carina angle ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
common cause: Aspiration ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess ... #pulmonary #differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Prior Infection, Aspiration ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Cystic fibrosis • Aspiration ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... tank disease: Aspiration ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
cardiophrenic angle ... proximal aorta and pulmonary ... On the chest x-ray ... On CT however there ... #CXR #CTChest #