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Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
chronic interstitial lung ... benign, upper lobe masses ... Fibrosis #Chest #XRay ... #CXR #silicosis ... #clinical #radiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... , inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... performed in most cases ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
bases. ... bases will be less ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Meds o Review Cxr ... o Chest Tube Tray ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... bubble and the lung ... bubble to the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #differential #causes
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... bases. ... In many cases you ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
The CXR shows multiple ... not look like a lung ... masses or consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... - Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... patterns, small pleural ... presentation of TB, lung
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology