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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Testing (PFT) Interpretation ... Lung Disease: • Chest ... MatthewHoMD #Pulmonary ... #Function #Testing
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
with idiopathic pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... thromboembolic pulmonary ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... disease; LFT, liver function
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... hemodialysis WHO PH Functional ... dyspnea, fatigue, or chest ... dyspnea, fatigue, chest
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... redistribution of pulmonary ... comparison with old ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant