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X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
50 yo F with a history ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... #Chest #Radiology ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... several month history ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... decades of life • History ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential diagnosis ... Given her history ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary