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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
pneumatocele, emphysema ... with a thin wall Emphysema ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... (centrilobular emphysema ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... emphysema. ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Sign on Chest CT ... cavity • DDx: ... #Monod #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Parapneumonic effusion; empyema ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Sign on Chest CT ... effusion • DDx: Empyema ... #Pleura #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Tree-in-Bud Sign on Chest CT
 • Multiple centrilobular nodules arranged in a linear branching pattern.
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Sign on Chest CT ... arranged in a linear ... TreeInBud #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
within the chest cavity ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Fr hemothorax/empyema ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis