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COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
CT 1. ... ARDS 3. ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... #radiology #CTChest ... #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Berlin criteria ... Acute onset over 1 ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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CT • Thickened ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... #Paving #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
CT • Variable ... CT in a lobular ... • DDx: BO, CTEPH ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... scattered, small (1 ... throughout the lungs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... CXR #clinical #CT
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
type 1 - Patients ... evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... chest CT, or ultrasound ... #Criteria #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
to perfusion: 3:1) ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology