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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... • Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... Infection • Bronchiectasis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... patients with bronchiectasis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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extending to the lung ... Cylindrical or traction bronchiectasis ... , CF, ILD, necrotizing ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... has caused a triangular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #pulmonary
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features