Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Kerley B-lines and pleural ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Effusion #Hidden ... #Volume #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
A-lines (parietal pleura ... effusion - Reduced ... Edema: - Widespread ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 β€’ Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... Castleman's disease β€’ Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... #differential #diagnosis
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... fully explained by pleural ... effusions, lobar ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
edema: cardiac, ... permeability (ARDS ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 β€’ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 β€’ Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) β€’ Fever ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant