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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) ... refer + order CT ... #Algorithm #causes
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... sign - Mosaic attenuation ... #Diseases #diagnosis ... #differential #radiology
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... which part is abnormal ... lung - Normal lung ... thromboembolic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Sign on Chest CT ... areas of low, normal ... and high attenuation ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Polymorphic VT • Normal ... QTc • Long QTc ... #diagnosis #management ... #morphology #cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Systemic disease ... imaging with barium, CT ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... #management
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Primary ... • Long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Disease (DCLD) ... smooth cysts with normal ... associated ground glass attenuation ... #Disease #DCLD