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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... MatthewHoMD #Chest ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... #Differential #Algorithm
An Approach to Acute Dyspnea - Diagnostic Framework

From the HPI, PMH, vitals, focused physical exam (e.g.
exams), and the chest ... Dyspnea #Acute #Workup ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table