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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... diagnosed with CXR ... , obtain if findings ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
anteroinferior side on the lateral ... It is a normal finding ... the lingula or middle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
What are the findings ... density on the lateral ... view, but the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
The findings are ... right hilum These findings ... and not of the middle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... physical exam findings ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest