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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
XRay Case #1: This ... Case #2: The "tubular ... Case #3: This is ... myocardium from an old ... #XRay #CXR #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
case per 100,000 ... not caused by granulomas ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... preceded by acute
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
this should be 1° ... or 2°) - Multisystem ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... x-rays. 1. ... cough and fever. 2. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV 1) ... simplex virus 1 ... and 2 • Varicella-zoster ... Powassan, louping ill ... Symptoms: • Acute
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... Clindamycin in case
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... • Incidence: 1 ... to 2 cases per 100,000 ... can vary from mild ... 3 to 1/2 of patients
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Type 1 - Mediators ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Eczema, Asthma Type 2 ... days - Examples: Acute ... classification #comparison
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common causes ... of atelectasis are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant