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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... • Upper Lobe: Apical ... Medial • Lower Lobe ... Lobe: Apicoposterior ... #pulmonary #clinical
Bronchoscopy Anatomy - Labeled
A large part of pulmonary is procedural based, and bronchoscopy is used to
abnormalities in the lung ... key: Right Upper Lobe ... ) Right middle lobe ... B5) Right lower lobe ... B5) Left lower lobe
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Upper Lobe Predominant ... Disease Lower Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... lower to the upper lobes ... Views of the upper lobe
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... With Upper Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... attached to the chest ... cyst in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
involving a segment or lobe ... involving both lungs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... the right middle lobe ... infiltrates on chest ... #differential #diagnosis