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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
cervical rib Check lung ... radiologistpage #Chest #XRay ... #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
fibrosis (IPF), ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... describe a chest X-ray ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... be more obvious if ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... However if this ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... #CXR #AirBronchogram