KEY FACTS Terminology Complete or partial bronchial occlusion by aspirated foreign body (FB) Imaging Vast majority of aspirated FBs are not radiopaque Look for unilateral static lung volume on chest radiographs In uncooperative patients (most common), obtain frontal view +…
KEY FACTS Terminology Not single disease; rather, umbrella term for numerous phenotypes in which normally harmless environmental allergens cause airway hyperresponsiveness due to pathologic immune-mediated host response Chronic airway hyperresponsiveness → contraction of bronchial wall smooth muscle & cascade of…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Child abuse: Any act or failure to act by parent/caretaker that causes harm or imminent risk of harm to child Imaging Posterior rib fractures most common & specific for nonaccidental trauma (NAT) Radiography Linear lucency of acute…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Pleural effusions classified as transudative or exudative Parapneumonic effusions are exudative secondary to adjacent lung infection & ↑ capillary permeability Imaging Upright chest radiograph Flattened & elevated hemidiaphragm, lateral shift of diaphragm apex, gastric bubble > 1.5…