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Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... • Small cell lung ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology #chest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... pain, such as MI ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
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 ... injury to the lung ... • For fluid -> posterior ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... treatment for pulmonary ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... to pulmonary cyst ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax