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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
AATS lung cancer screening guidelines for solid nodules on low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). PET/CT, Positron emission
AATS lung cancer ... PET/CT, Positron ... PulmonaryNodules #Algorithm
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... densities iin the left lung ... On the CT cavitation ... cavitation in the right lung ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... structures in the right lung ... CT demonstrated ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic approach to acute exacerbation in interstitial lung disease.  Abbreviation: ILD, interstitial lung disease; GGO,
in interstitial lung ... , interstitial lung ... glass opacity; CT ... #Algorithm #Acute ... #Interstitial #Lung
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
On the PET-CT there ... tumor in the left lung ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
The explanation for the cardiac incisura is seen on this CT-image.
At the level of the inferior
is seen on this CT-image ... lobe of the right lung ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... On the CT we can ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant