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On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... #Contrast #CT # ... MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
CTAir surrounding ... a preexisting pulmonary ... #Monod #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... CTPartial filling ... a rim contrast material ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... on Chest CT • ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... Sign on Chest CT ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... , PT. aPTT • Serial