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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
causes the collapse ... or curtain and causes ... Since the aorta ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... or middle lobe collapse ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... with CXR, obtain ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
atelectasis or lobar collaps ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant