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Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... bowel dilatation, wall ... you place every focus ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... #CXR #Lucency ... #Differential # ... Cavity #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... cysts have thick walls ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
consolidation, because it will ... diagnosis. ... granulomatous noduli are so ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
lungs LV failure will ... disease and causes ... dependent tissues and abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest