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Forced vital capacity (FVC) curves comparing normal, obstructive, and restrictive disorders. Curves are as they appear
Forced vital capacity ... commonly available spirometers ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Spirometry ... Forced #Vital #Capacity
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
of ground glass opacity ... of ground glass opacity ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Dyspnea, Wheeze, Chest ... Variably abnormal spirometry ... bronchodilator, Spirometry ... Cyanosis, Barrel chest ... Persistently abnormal spirometry
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
and ground-glass opacity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology
The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
Clinical #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CTChest
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Anatomy Annotated on Chest ... lobes #Segments #Chest ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity ... Ground-glass opacity ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... • ↓Diffusion Capacity
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Longstanding #Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #Conglomerate #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #