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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Pulmonary: Upper or middle ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Germ cell tumor), Middle ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #Mediastinum
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and ... of Sickle Cell Crises ... Clinical Manifestations ... #Ddxof
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
hilum: In this case ... be an anterior mediastinal ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... Mediastinal lymph ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... the lingula or middle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... with hilar and mediastinal ... Here a typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #NodularInterstitial
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
displacement of the mediastinum ... The mediastinum ... A common cause of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
atelectasis of the right middle ... helpful in such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum