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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... ; sometimes pneumothorax ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... infected pleural effusion ... erodes into the chest ... #clinical #video ... #Lung
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
or empyema ... level in hydro-pneumothorax ... - Pleural effusion ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Pleura Sign on Chest ... • DDx: Empyema ... , malignant effusions ... Pleura #Sign #CT #Lung ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
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 ... with a cystic lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... reach the anterior chest ... be seen on many chest ... #Clinical #Radiology
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... suction to large effusions ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... drainage of an effusion
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... #Lung #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Posterior L chest scan…same patient. Explains all! Massive L effusion, empyema. Drained and later discharged from
Posterior L chest ... Massive L effusion ... , empyema. ... Wilkinsonjonny #Clinical ... #POCUS #Lung #Massive
Paraseptal emphysema is localized near fissures and pleura and is frequently associated with bullae formation (area
to spontaneous pneumothorax ... compression of adjacent lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Paraseptal ... #RadiologyAssistant