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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions abutting the pleura ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
influenced by: Gravity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... edema. ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... Bilateral pleural ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... edema.
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... , interstitial edema ... and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant