Chest imaging: pneumonia, TB, pleural effusion, pneumothorax
Radiodiagnosis · MBBS
Study notes
Fever, consolidation — pneumonia; antibiotics; resolves. Chest imaging: pneumonia (consolidation — air bronchogram — lobar: antibiotics), TB (upper lobe — cavitation — miliary: ATT), effusion (blunting — meniscus — decubitus: tap — Light's — exudate/transudate; chest tube — empyema), pneumothorax (absent lung markings — visceral pleura: small — observe; large — chest tube), ARDS (bilateral — batwing), pulmonary edema (Kerley B — cardiac). Systematic read — ABCDE misses nothing.
Related topics
- Imaging physics: X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine basics
- Abdominal imaging: intestinal obstruction, gallstones, renal stones
- Skeletal imaging: fractures, arthritis, bone tumors
- Neuroimaging: stroke, head injury, brain tumors
- Contrast studies: barium, IVU, angiography
- Obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound basics