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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
lobe collapse causes ... veil like opacity all ... #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... cystic pattern is also ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... segment to creep all ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... typically present as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
but one might also ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... density in the lung as ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential