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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Features of Pulmonary Diseases ... - Pulmonary Embolism ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
lung disease (i.e ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Left Shunt - Anatomic ... Atelectasis, Pulmonary Embolism ... Disease, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... lung disease, it ... (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
solitary or multiple Interstitial ... X-Ray - Lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis