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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Tamponade* • CHF ... • Pneumonia Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... * Lower Airway
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... flow from the lower ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Malformation Normal CXR ... Abnormalities • CHF ... Bronchiectasis • Pulmonary ... polyangiitis Vascular ... • Pulmonary Embolism
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... consolidations in lower ... normal-sized heart and vascular ... differential diagnosis of pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
difference in vascular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
principal varieties of pulmonary ... The vascular pedicle ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... diameter of the pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Vascular #Engorgement ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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probably a large vascular ... are dealing with pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Cathepsin G release → vascular ... 5 or elevated Cr ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
films the heart is extremely ... and the right lower ... pulmonary artery ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... RightVentricularEnlargement #RadiologyAssistant