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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... XRay 70+ year ... latent TB s/p treatment ... and pleuritic chest ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... veil like opacity all ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... important to examine all ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity ... be seen on the chest ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... x-ray shows total ... film after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... dependent DM ACS ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... logical sequence of signs ... be present at all ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant