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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Metastatic tumors: Breast ... Leukemia Lung ... Rheumatic fever #Causes ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... friction rub audible Lungs ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... electrolytes, urea ... osmolarity If cause ... clinical context and signs ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Acute Pericarditis ... it difficult to differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... metastatic spread: lung ... cancer, breast ... Complications of acute ... OTHER RARE CAUSES
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 ... the silhouette sign ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #Head #Cheese #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... sparing) indicates acute ... in RV infarct & acute ... chest syndrome. ... clinical #cardiology #labeled