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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... disease #Chronic
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital ... testing; CTEPH, chronic ... hypertension; CXR, chest ... lung disease; LFT
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... hyperperfused lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... caliber due to chronic ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Lung Infection ... #RHF #RightSided ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... mid and lower lung ... proteinosis and other diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... lack lung rales ... Chest x-ray: signs ... coronary artery disease
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... obstructive lung ... disease. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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bronchiolitis or chronic ... disease, like the ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #Attenuation