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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... appreciate on a cest ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... Infarction • Stable ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... #causes
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Risk Stratification ... PE-related) • PESI class ... (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... since in many cases ... a thick wall Cyst ... #Differential #Table ... #Lung #Pulmonary
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
(Table) aims to ... postoperative pulmonary ... substantial increase in risk ... Preoperative #ASA #Classes ... #Risk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... days before Pulmonary
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal masses ... following: Most masses ... Tumors - Benign Cysts ... Thymomas - Thyroid masses ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... shows a small, stable ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
hypertrophy, but in some cases ... pulley or tendon cyst ... diabetes is a risk ... In the lightest cases ... most advanced cases