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Updated: Aug 10, 2021

Differential Diagnosis


0:15 Tension-type headache

0:27 Migraine

0:42 Cluster Headache

0:55 Sinus Infection

1:10 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

1:23 Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma

1:35 Meningitis

1:47 Giant Cell Arteritis

2:04 Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency

2:14 Menstrual Migraine

2:25 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2:35 Caffeine Withdrawal Headache

2:44 Trigeminal Neuralgia

2:55 Pheochromocytoma

3:05 Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis

3:15 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

3:28 Postconcussion Syndrome

3:41 Medication Overuse Headache

3:53 Intracranial Mass

4:06 Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

 
 
 

Updated: Nov 29, 2021

Chest X-ray Findings


Hiatal Hernia usually presents radiographically as a well-defined, rounded, retrocardiac opacity with an air-fluid level. In many cases of hiatal hernia, there will not be an air bubble below the left hemidiaphragm. This is a relatively expected finding considering that the stomach is no longer in its usual position.


Round Retrocardiac Opacity

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Air-Fluid Level

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Pitfalls

One pitfall to consider is that hiatal hernias can look similar to a retrocardiac lung abscess or another cavitary lesion, but it will change in size and shape between radiographs. Large hernias can shift the mediastinum to the right and result in a widening of the carinal angle. They can even give the appearance of cardiomegaly. In the radiograph above, the cardiac silhouette is distinctly visible within the confines of the hiatal hernia.


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