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Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... an obstructing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
called 'vanishing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Here an example of a large lesion in the right lower lobe, which is difficult to
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... RLL #Tumor #Hidden ... Subtle #Diaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The second most common chest wall abnormalities that we see on a CXR are metastases in
second most common chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tumor #Metastases ... RibMetastases #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... cord lesion • Bilateral ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
Bilateral pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management