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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest ... Abscess Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... #treatment #criticalcare
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... atelectasis • Lung ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... where the lung ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... lucencies within the lung ... we describe a chest ... density in the lung ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
dyspnoe and a normal chest ... shows lobular areas ... resolved without any treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
Lung abnormalities ... mostly present as areas ... Less frequently areas ... published soon: Chest ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... film after treatment ... atelectasis of a lung ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant