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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Abscess Differential
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Checklist PREPARATION ... Meds o Review Cxr ... Tube Tray o Chest ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... Xray - Chest radiography ... Noninfectious Causes ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... X-ray. ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... in the adjacent lung ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... limited differential ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison