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X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
acute cardiac infarction ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Infarction - peripheral ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
limited differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
Pain, swelling, pulsatile ... presyncope • MI ... nephropathy - Rise in Cr ... Complications #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... seen in: - (post) infection ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant