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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 ... LAM is a rare lung ... cyst formation and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #LAM
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... effusion; sometimes pneumothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... LAM is a rare lung ... cyst formation and ... #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 ... cervical rib Check lung ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
througout the lung ... Notice the pneumothorax ... history of smoking and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... He had no chest ... Beside ultrasound ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
throughout the lungs ... Recurrent pneumothorax ... typical case of LAM ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis