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Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
especially in areas ... sun (e.g., palm creases ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
Radiography of the chest ... child remained well ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
A chest radiograph ... and developing well ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal ... #Xray
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... that were in his breast ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... B, arrows) as well ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... Spindle cells coexpressing ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #radiology ... #CT #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... interventional radiology ... “big & sticky” cells ... plasmapheresis Hypercalcemia
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
X-ray. ... usually made by a CT ... with a TEE as well ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta