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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... reach the anterior chest ... This causes a density ... be seen on many chest
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Hoarseness • Chest ... venous circulation (chest ... Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... : • Dyspnea, chest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... tends to cause
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... bilateral in 70% of cases ... seen on a supine chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... findig on the chest ... this pattern was caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LCH #
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... suspected) - CT chest ... Treat underlying cause ... - Occurs after CAR-T ... , SOB, pleural effusions
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Patient had CXR ... large pleural effusion ... gastric contents in chest ... This case again ... contents within chest
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant