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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... the most common pattern ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
transvalvular gradient ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... , inconsistent grading ... A common pattern ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
normal HV/PV/RV patterns ... with mild flow pattern ... with severe flow pattern ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
screen without fading ... , erasing the A-line ... pattern #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #PCC #POCUS #Lung
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table