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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... inferior part of the lung ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... There is a lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... level seen • Chest ... #Abscess #pulmonary