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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Wall/Pleura ... • Pneumothorax ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Herpes Simplex Virus
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine Sign ... with large sub-pleural ... #POCUS #Spine #Sign ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Pulmonary
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
in the proper clinical ... lesions abutting the pleura ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
onset right sided chest ... show stratosphere sign ... #Pneumothorax #Lung ... Sliding #Ultrasound #clinical ... #Labeled #Pulmonary
Sand Storm Sign on Chest CT
 • Diffusely dense pulmonary micronodular calcifications. Note the black pleural
Sand Storm Sign ... dense pulmonary ... Note the black pleural ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Comet Tail Sign on Chest CT
 • Curvilinear pleural based opacity directed towards the ipsilateral hilum
Comet Tail Sign ... pleural based opacity ... #Comet #Tail #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Split Pleura Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Paraseptal emphysema is localized near fissures and pleura and is frequently associated with bullae formation (area
near fissures and pleura ... to spontaneous pneumothorax ... compression of adjacent lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Paraseptal
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant