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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... apical region - Loculated ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... Pleural Effusion ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Loculated #Pleural
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pain, pleural effusion ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... pneumothorax • 24-28 Fr tension
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... → no signs of CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
his centrally located ... x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary