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CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Halo sign - ... Atoll sign (reverse-halo ... #differential #
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... Non-Infectious Differential ... polyangiitis (Wegener), Eosinophilic ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... #Sign #Infectious
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Reverse Halo Sign
Defined as a central ground class opacity surrounded by a ring of dense consolidation
Differential
Reverse Halo Sign ... consolidation Differential ... neoplasms, metastatic disease ... #Sign #differential ... #radiology
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... In lung carcinoma ... postirradiation Hodgkin disease ... #Pulmonary #Mediastinal ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... of CXR congestion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... of the reversed halo ... sign (RHS). ... pneumonia; PZ, pulmonary ... #Radiology #RHS
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #differential #