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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
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
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... , ultrasound) - ... Venn #Diagram #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonolary
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... presents with chest ... most support her diagnosis ... Thrombus #InTransit #clinical ... #ultrasound #echocardiogram
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... computed tomographic (CT ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... someone 500 mcg of subcutaneous ... any stressor (chest ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management