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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... #Acute #Cough #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
- Pain (back, chest ... depending on the cause ... : Neoplasia or hemopathy ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Chronic #Cough #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... This causes a density ... be seen on many chest ... be mistaken for pathology ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... it difficult to differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... of chest pain, ... #Presentation #comparison
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential