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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... or middle lobe collapse ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
contact with the pulmonary ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... edema: bilateral ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... we will discuss later ... The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... papules, nodules; anterior
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... treatment for pulmonary ... pleural space to collapse ... #CXR #Oleothorax
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
and lateral chest ... x-ray (CXR), try ... and lateral chest ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest