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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... left lung, which are ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... chest pain may ... Dull, oppressive chest ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lung, like cyst, cavity ... of these terms are ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... week of becoming acute ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts are ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... underarms, or chest ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... oncology #diagnosis #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... opacities are scattered ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #Radiology #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... honeycomb cysts are ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... cage may result ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
accompanied by chest ... accompanied by chest ... deviation) • Acute ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram