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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... attenuation or air-filled ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... edema, severe ILD ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... emphysema. ... usually contain air ... #Radiology #CTChest
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
) indicates an injury ... to the lung or ... to lung or airways ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... to injury and do ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... Centrilobular emphysema ... -W237. 10.2214/AJR ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Folliculitis - Any hair-bearing ... Lesions arise in crops ... site of previous injury ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
SpO2 88% on room air ... Several of the diagnoses ... trauma are diagnosed ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary