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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) ... Signs/Symptoms: ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... film and can suggest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
anterior–posterior chest ... sign in which the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #Bronchogram #NEJM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity can ... be seen on the chest ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #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 ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... of the anterior chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... chest film the ... left diaphragm 2- can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest