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Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
• Assess for Pulmonary ... Angioplasty (BPA ... ) • Consider Lung ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... cervical rib Check lung ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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extending to the lung ... necrotizing pna, ABPA ... Track #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Cystic Fibrosis, ABPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... predominance: Respiratory ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
see source for video ... and lower left lung ... lodged in the lung ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #respiratory
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... - Aspergillus/ABPA ... Etiology: Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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differentiation: - Look at expiratory ... bronchiolitis or chronic pulmonary ... right with the pulmonary ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... revealed multiple pulmonary ... Biopsy of the lung ... with the use of video-assisted ... NEJM #clinical #radiology