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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... In these cases, ... a patient with signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... , bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions abutting the pleura ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
effusion (MPE) ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Management
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... of CHF. ... If pleural effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... position Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... base against the pleural ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #