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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Congestive Cardiac ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... disease comes from ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #Chest #Radiology ... #CXR #clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
published soon: Chest ... X-Ray - Lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... coronary artery disease ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... wall, a chest x-ray ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest