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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
• Cavitation, Abscess ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Diagnosis Framework ... Miliary Infection (TB ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... westermani • Other: TB ... #pulmonary #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... #Chest #Radiology ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Tree-in-Bud Sign on Chest CT
 • Multiple centrilobular nodules arranged in a linear branching pattern.
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Tree-in-Bud Sign on Chest ... linear branching pattern ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical #tree
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Disease: Clinical ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
nodules Previous chest ... with a benign pattern ... mm depends on clinical ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis