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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
: Upper or middle ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... : Anterior mediastinal ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... divided into an anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... masses. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Differential Diagnosis Anterior ... fibroma/sarcoma) Middle ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #anterior #middle
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Apical, Posterior, Anterior ... • Middle Lobe: ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
contact with the pulmonary ... hilum: In this case ... mediastinal teratoma ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... This causes a density ... the lingula or middle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... Mediastinal lymph ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
overall table for mediastinal ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal ... Differential #Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... is helpful in evaluating ... for other causes ... Leads (VI-V3) +/- Inferior ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology