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CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
Pulmonary Diseases ... Bronchus sign - Signet ... pleura sign #ChestCT ... #Pulmonary #Diseases ... #diagnosis #differential
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
true positives / disease ... true negatives / disease ... Sensitivity = SNOUT ... #calculations #diagnosis
Sensitivity Calculation - Probability that a test correctly identifies those with the disease (true positive rate)

Sensitivity
those with the disease ... True Positives / Disease ... Present SNOUT ... #calculations #diagnosis
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... underlying lung disease ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT ... of cancer, lung disease
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... Management: •
Signet Ring Sign on Chest CT
 • Prominently dilated airway compared to its accompanying pulm vessel.
Signet Ring Sign ... on Chest CT • ... .2016.12.033 #Signet ... #Ring #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... conditions Diagnosis ... and M panel Management ... #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... culture (Invasive disease ... Infection) • MRI / CT ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Goodpasture's Disease ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... #differential #diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... test: abdominal CT ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... #Management #Summary