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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... pack year smoking history ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Workup Algorithm History ... dissection • Pneumothorax ... • Pulmonary embolism ... ultrasound • CXR ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Garland Triad on Chest ... aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... #XRay #CXR #Pawnbrokers ... #Sign #clinical ... #radiology #pulmonary
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... trauma #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... level in hydro-pneumothorax ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... Typically with history ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... assume that the pneumothorax ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... on Chest X-Ray ... contact with the pulmonary ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Endemic fungi: Histo ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical