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Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Select Bacteria ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... bronchus • Chest CT ... endobronchial material ... aspirated foreign material ... • Calcified material
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Sign on Chest CT ... a rim contrast material ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
Sometimes a CT is ... necessary to differentiate ... and the enlarged pulmonary ... arterial hypertension ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... without associated pulmonary ... fluid or solid material ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... radiograph or CT ... Scan Bacterial ... aeruginosa Clinical ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... • Should be on differential ... • CT findings ... extravasation of contrast material
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... Filamentous bacteria ... slowly progressive bacterial ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management