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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... areas where the lung ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Normal #Labeled
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
interstitium or alveolar walls ... or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... cysts have thick walls ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... wall trauma, LV ... especially inferior wall ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #cardiology
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
usually there will ... this is not the case ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Lateral #Normal #Labeled
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
wall. ... wall, a chest x-ray ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... failure will lead ... pulmonary disease and causes ... dependent tissues and abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic