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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
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... diagnosed with CXR ... , obtain if findings ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... A CXR is done. ... Cavitary lesion in R middle ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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present - Focal findings ... on neurologic examination ... - Fever, SIRS ... electrolytes, CXR
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... Findings in Stroke ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings ... #Neurology #Evolution
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
It is a normal finding ... the lingula or middle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
of T2WI and DWI Findings ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings ... #Evolution
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings ... #Evolution
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... with cough and fever ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
Right middle lobe ... What are the findings ... Usually right middle ... #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 #