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Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct ... pulmonary vessel ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #differential #diagnosis
Central Distribution, Febrile / Ill:
 - Viral Exanthem 
 - Lyme Disease (erythema migrans) 
Central Distribution,
Afebrile, non-ill ... Afebrile / non-ill ... Sam Birks @ https ... Papules #Rash #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
CT • SPN or mass ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... to rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Labs ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #hematology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
CT • Patent airways ... edema, severe ILD ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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CT • Parallel, ... bronchiectasis, CF, ILD ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical