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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest ... causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... high-resolution chest ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #pulmonary #differential
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Embolism Diagnosis ... the chest x-ray ... The peripheral consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis