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Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... the nodules are diffuse ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... - Pus - exsudate ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Differential #Table
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• Prolonged PR ... PR shorted after ... Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Renal Syndromes (PRS ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS ... Sex Cord Tumor → PJS ... polyps → Arborizing pattern ... - Esophagus: Diffuse ... Syndromes #diagnosis #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
not specific • Chest ... mosaic parenchymal pattern ... variables, dyspnea, pro-BNP ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... with a benign pattern ... Management of indeterminate ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner