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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... sweats, chills (infection ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... #workup #diagnosis
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Vessel Sign on Chest ... CT • Distinct ... pulmonary vessel ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
The video shows ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... also pulmonary ... #trauma #pulmonary
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
The video shows ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... also pulmonary ... #trauma #pulmonary
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... allopurinol), Infection ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR ... , chest X-ray; HPAH ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Peds