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Checking Invasive Devices Using Chest X-Rays

- Dr. Alex Psirides @psirides

#Diagnosis #Anatomy #Radiology #CriticalCare #Lines #Devices #Tubes
@psirides #Diagnosis ... Tubes #Placement #ChestXRays ... #CXR #Positioning
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia and pathogens to consider.

Cannot be entirely relied upon.  However, they can
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia ... the differential diagnosis ... #Pneumonia #Patterns ... #Radiographic #ChestXRay
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Newborn - Normal CXR ... Narcosis - Abnormal CXR ... (TTNB) • Pneumonia ... Sepsis* • Pneumonia
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... What's the diagnosis ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... are organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR