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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... the underlying cause ... ARDS #Summary #CheatSheet
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... Segments #Chest #CT ... #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
are > 3 cm in diameter ... are called lung masses ... a repeat chest CT ... Management options ... than 10 mm in diameter
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... Goodpasture's cause ... seen on chest CT ... hematuria, RBC casts ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... HOCM #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT ... often, GGO is caused ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #Radiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Solitary Pulmonary ... about Solitary Pulmonary ... equal to 3 cm in diameter ... and are called masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Indications for therapeutic intervention of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Complicated pancreatic pseudocysts (one criterion sufficient)
 • Compression of large
symptoms or seen on CT ... • Satiety • Nausea ... than 6 weeks • Diameter ... #Indications #Management