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Typical Clinical Features of Major Causes of Acute Chest Discomfort

#ChestPain #Features #Signs #Symptoms #Comparison #Table #Characteristics
Typical Clinical ... Features of Major Causes ... ChestPain #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison ... #Table #Characteristics
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... : 'signet ring sign ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... be multiple and bilateral ... terminal duct lobular ... bruising/erythema/sign ... #table
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
vasculitis causes ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... fluid balance, and CXR ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table