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There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Check apices for pneumothorax ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
level in hydro-pneumothorax ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... xray #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... #pulmonary #differential
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Acute PE, Tension Pneumothorax
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... revealed a large pneumothorax ... intraparenchymal pulmonary ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM ... #radiology #CT
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology