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Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Miliary TB: random ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular pattern ... perilymphatic, random ... is either random ... it is likely a random ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... Miliary TB: random ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... in many cases UIP
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
- Metastases: random ... central dot. - LIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... the patient's chest ... rises off the table ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
A serious case of Flail chest. This is a medical emergency!

Medical Talk @TheMedicalTalk

#Flail #Chest #Breathing #Pattern
case of Flail chest ... TheMedicalTalk #Flail #Chest ... #Breathing #Pattern ... #Trauma #Video
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... low attenuation pattern ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Breathing in Flail Chest ... a part of the chest ... EkremMusalar #Flail #Chest ... #Breathing #Pattern ... #Trauma #Video