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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
especially in Stage ... Stage B is defined ... or signs of heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
associated pulmonary ... patients with end-stage ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Scleroderma, End-Stage ... Hypersensitivity, End-Stage ... #pulmonary #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
early nodular stage ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #comparison #table
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... related to the pulmonary ... be graded into stages ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Stage III - Alveolar ... edema This stage ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... massiliense in CF ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT