x-rays Flashcards

1
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signs of Heart Failure on xray

A
  1. Alveolar oedema (bat’s wings)
  2. kerley B lines (interstitial oedema)
  3. Cardiomegaly
  4. Dilated prominent upper lobe vessels (upper lobe diversions)
  5. Effusion (pleural)
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2
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DDx for consolidation on CXR

A

infection

infarction

inflammation

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3
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DDx for lobar collapse on CXR

A

mucus plugging

tumour

compression by lymphnodes

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4
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ddx for solitary nodules on cxr

A

bronchial carcinoma

single metastasis

localised pneumonia

lung abscess

tuberculoma

pulmonary infarct

rare:

benign tumour

hydatid cyst

rheumatoid nodule

aspergilloma (usually surounded by air halo)

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5
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ddx for multiple nodules on cxr

A

miliary TB

dust inhalation

metastates

healed varicella pneumonia

rheumatoid disease

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6
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ddx for ring shadows, trm-lines, tubular shadows

A

bronchiectasis

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7
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cavitating lesions ddx on cxr

A

tumour

abscess

infarct

pneumonia

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8
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increased translucency ddx on cxr

A

bullae

pneumothorax

ollgaemia

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9
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unilateral hilar enlargement on cxr ddx

A

TB,

bronchial carcinoma

lymphoma

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10
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bilateral hilar enlargemeent on cxr ddx

A

sarcoid,

tb

sillicosis

lymphoma

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