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Today the Wall Street Journal published an article here regarding the tracking of cumulative radiation exposure to patients. This issue has come to the forefront in radiology over the last 5 years given the rapidly increasing volume of CT scans performed over the last 10-15 years. The data show that clinicians have increasingly ordered more … Continue reading
History: middle aged female with cough. This is a nice example of right upper lobe collapse and the classic Golden S sign, which is the elevated minor fissure convex inferiorly on the proximal/medial portion and concave inferiorly on the distal or lateral portion. This sign is classically seen with post-obstructive atelectasis due to a central … Continue reading
This mnemonic has been commonly used to recall the non-cardiogenic causes of pulmonary edema: N – Near drowning O – oxygen therapy T – Transfusion related acute lung injury or Trauma C – CNS (neurogenic pulmonary edema) A – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, aspiration, altitude (high altitude pulmonary edema or HAPE) R – renal disorder or … Continue reading
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