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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Emphysema - Pneumothorax ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Check apices for pneumothorax ... cervical rib Check lung ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... #Chest #Radiology ... #pulmonary #CXR
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... injury to the lung ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology