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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Miliary Infection (TB ... Chronic Eos PNA, Fibrosis ... Fibrosis, RA, Scleroderma ... , End-Stage Sarcoidosis ... Aspiration, Cystic Fibrosis
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... 4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... @AnnKumfer #Sarcoidosis ... #Staging #Signs
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... the progressive stage ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculin skin test
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... • Infection: TB ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... Pulmonary and ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
and effusion - Pulmonary ... consolidation Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis #COVID19 ... pneumonia #ChestCT #Ultrasound
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB