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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... #phenotypes #workup
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease ... CT-KUB - Combination ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Systemic disease ... - Small bowel imaging ... with barium, CT ... #workup #diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging ... CT chest scan), ... Infectious Diseases ... #diagnosis #evaluation
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... scanning versus CT-PA ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Algorithm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... number of sites of disease ... physical exam, CT
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Mild ... venous gas on radiologic ... imaging, gangrene ... colonoscopy or CT
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... carcinoma, and staging ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #