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Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy on Chest X-Ray aka Gastric Pull-up
Ivor Lewis procedure is a type of esophagectomy
on Chest X-Ray ... the esophagus leading ... Esophagectomy #Chest ... #XRay #cxr #clinical ... #radiology #Gastric
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
lunginfarction and bleeding ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... of PCN allergy ... until the chest ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... typically seen on chest ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... high-resolution chest ... mycobacteria Treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
tissue: Epithelioid cells ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Kounis Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (symptoms such as chest pain relating to reduced blood flow to the
(symptoms such ... as chest pain relating ... to the heart) caused ... by an allergic ... of the artery leading
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... straight after bending ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... : • Chest pain:
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... respiratory distress syndrome ... gradually with symptoms ... Pleuritic chest ... reticular opacities on chest