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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... for a child or ... testing; CTEPH, chronic ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... lung disease; LFT
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Mosaic Attenuation ... chest CT in a lobular ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
On the left a patient ... enlargement of pulmonary ... caliber due to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... due to chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Differential #
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Epiglottitis • Vocal ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... of the affected lung ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a ... mosaic distribution ... hyperperfused lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... a-lines) - Nasopharyngeal ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Chronic Thromboembolic ... Thromboendarterectomy Chronic ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... thromboembolic material, mosaic ... Ventilation-perfusion lung