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Frontal radiograph of the chest in a newborn shows diffuse, granular pulmonary opacities, consistent with respiratory distress syndrome. Respiratory distress syndrome is caused by immature, type II pneumocytes that cannot yet form surfactant. Respiratory distress syndrome affects neonates born before 35 weeks of gestational age as the pneumocytes fully develop at 36 weeks.

58 yof with severe ARDS secondary to Influenza A and Pseudomonas. APRV ventilation tried as well as proning with little success. iNO added. ECMO considered but declined by CTS due to length of ventilator time.

Chest x-ray shows the right lung to be smaller than the left. There is a scimitar-shaped vessel coursing from the right mid chest inferiorly. Scimitar syndrome is composed of a hypoplastic right lung, scimitar vein connecting to the inferior vena cava, and systemic arterial supply to the RLL. #ThoraxThursday

Male, 54 years old, smoker (30 years) and obese. Patient complaining of dyspnea on small efforts. Does anyone know what this finding means? And what does it indicate?

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A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck, associated with dyspnea and diaphoresis. He had a history of hypertension, long-term smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle. On physical examination, bibasilar crackles were noted on lung auscultation. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in the primary care setting, and the patient was promptly referred to the emergency department.

A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back. She reported no recent travel or exposure to new environments. She cares for a small kennel with approximately eight dogs rescued from the streets. Physical examination revealed multiple small vesicles, some clustered and others scattered, predominantly involving the lumbar region and the left gluteal area.

A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin for the past 3 days. Physical examination revealed multiple small pustules with surrounding inflammatory signs on the chin, along with a few scattered papules on the chest.

patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain, no previous cardiac history, no history of sudden death in family, are there any features in this ekg that would warrant further work-up or is this just a pediatric ekg?