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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... the diagnosis in ... The chest film shows ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Septic
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 ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LCH #
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm STEMI: ... onset, severe, tearing ... #Management #Algorithm
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
density, which can ... published soon: Chest ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Signs/Symptoms: ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... typically seen on chest ... • IF staining patterns ... #management #treatment
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
intracellular urate ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... years with neck, chest ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... blood flow in the chest ... precede other signs ... #diagnosis #criticalcare ... comparison #challenges #management
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
the southern and eastern ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis