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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... it can be very difficult ... pattern is also difficult ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... This makes it difficult ... since in many cases ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
currently more difficult ... was in the old guideline ... smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... Epidemiology #Radiology #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... the secondary pulmonary ... Pulmonary vessels ... very subtle and difficult ... #Clinical #Radiology
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... Practice Guideline ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... Management #Pleural #Pulmonary