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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... to pericardial effusion ... Pericardial effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cardiomegaly
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... defined spared areas ... Large pleural effusion ... more deaerated areas ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
- Loculated effusion ... - Pleural effusion ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Consolidation Pattern on Chest ... X-Ray Patchy areas ... Consolidation #Pattern #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... Dyspnea, pleuritic chest ... pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... reach the anterior chest ... pericardial fat or effusion ... be seen on many chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Mosaic pattern with areas ... atenuation and areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
CXR with consolidation ... and likely effusion ... But this ultrasound ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound