3) CAVITARY LUNG LESIONS
X-Ray shows Ring shadows👇🏻
- Thick walled – Lung Abscess, Bronchogenic Carcinoma
- Thin shaggy walled – Tuberculosis, Lung Abscess, Bronchogenic Carcinoma
- Thin smooth walled – Tuberculosis, Bullae
Percussion: Crack pot sound (Empty)
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4) LUNG FIBROSIS & COLLAPSE
1) Homogenous opacities of one hemithorax
2) Elevation of dome of diaphragm
3) Shift of the Mediastinum to the affected side
▪️Causes:
▪️ Presentation:
- dependent on the underlying cause
- acute presentations will likely result in breathlessness
- more chronic collapse may remain asymptomatic
- symptoms may relate to the underlying cause, e.g. weight loss and cough
▪️Treatment:
- dependent on the cause of the collapse: foreign body should be removed
- mucus may respond to chest physiotherapy
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