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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... • Ventricular Septal ... ** • Atrial Septal ... Abnormalities • Chest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Emphysema - Lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
Mosaic attenuation ... The term 'mosaic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... with interstitial lung ... in interstitial pulmonary ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
diseases showing septal ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
glass pattern in a mosaic ... enlargement of pulmonary ... hyperperfused lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
glass pattern in a mosaic ... hyperperfused lung ... intravascular septa ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is a mosaic pattern.
Some secundary lobules demonstrate ground-glass opacity due
Here another case ... There is a mosaic ... opacity due to lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #RadiologyAssistant