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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... (i.e. fibrosis) ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass ... #Differential #
On the left we see consolidation and ground-glass opacity in a patient with persistent chest abnormalities
we can rule out fibrosis ... of a malignant disease ... cell carcinoma #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #GGO
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... , Danon Disease, ... Endomyocardial Fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
treatable lung disease ... cases the lung disease ... the result of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
collagenvascular diseases ... of the common diseases ... in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
the presence of fibrosis ... collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #GroundGlass
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... proteinosis and other diseases ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic