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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... pack year smoking history ... Cavitary #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Reticular #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... film (Table). ... In daily clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... deteriorating on medical ... #treatment