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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... adenopathy and pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Wall/Pleura ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
pulmonary venous flow ... Vp: velocity of flow ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
can be found in table ... measurements - high or low ... flow - extremes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... nodular, high and low ... attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... edema, bilateral pleural ... angiography if low ... #management #cardiology
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
consolidation) low ... additional findings (pleural ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Stable patients ... Orthopedic • Low ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... malignancy, as follows: Low ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner
Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) to Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Low left ventricular ... unstable VT • Stable ... #indications #cardiology ... #diagnosis #criteria