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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
Whenever you see an area ... density within the lung ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Assessment of Chest ... • Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... opacity in the upper area ... pleural space to collapse ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... pulmonary emboli the chest ... the infarcted area ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... Biopsy of the lung ... with the use of video-assisted ... of the circled area ... patient received a diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary