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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... interstitium or alveolar ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... diuretics, ground-glass ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis
Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis (PAM) - Diagnosis Algorithm

doi: 10.1183/16000617.0024-2020

#Pulmonary #Alveolar #Microlithiasis #PAM #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Alveolar ... PAM) - Diagnosis Algorithm ... 16000617.0024-2020 #Pulmonary ... #Alveolar #Microlithiasis ... PAM #Diagnosis #Algorithm
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Interstitial Edema, Alveolar ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Management of Diffuse Alveolar ... wall into the alveoli ... hemoptysis, anemia • Chest ... diffuse ground-glass ... Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... Cardiac, Vascular, Alveolar ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #pulmonary #Aa
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
areas of ground glass ... Broncho-alveolar ... areas of ground glass ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... Alveolar-arterial ... HPS-severity classification ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #rapid #pulmonary
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Ground Glass Opacities ... Pathophysiology Ground glass ... of air within alveoli ... partially fill alveoli ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary