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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Findings on Chest ... CT 1. ... ARDS 3. ... ChestCT #radiology #CTChest
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... On the CT cavitation ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Crazy Paving on Chest ... CT • Thickened ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... #Paving #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... : Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... treatment until the chest
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... CXR #clinical #CT
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... On the CT we can ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
with a repeat chest ... CT in 6 to 12 months ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease ... nodule growth with chest
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic