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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 ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... CT • Air surrounding ... preexisting pulmonary cavity ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
squamous cell carcinoma ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
The chest x-ray ... with an air-bronchogram ... Final diagnosis: ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Bronchogram #RadiologyAssistant
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
revealed decreased air ... A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #CT #squamous #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... SpO2 88% on room air ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest