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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Distribution #Upper
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... duplicated SVC) • Pulmonary ... : Upper or middle ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Right Lung: • Upper ... Lung Lung: • Upper ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Lung Disease Upper ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... predominantly in the upper ... contribute to the upper ... Pulmonary Diseases ... With Upper Lobe
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
branches and the pulmonary ... bronchus LUL - left upper ... bronchus RUL - Right upper ... intermedius LPA - left Pulmonary
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
In the left upper ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Vascular • Pulmonary ... Asthma* • AECOPD Upper
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
Effusion: - Pulmonary ... , SLE) • Pulmonary ... • (Early) Pulmonary ... 2/3 Serum LDH Upper ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Flow Volume Loops - Common Patterns
A. Normal
B. Emphysema
C. Unilateral Main Stem Bronchial Obstruction
D. Fixed Upper Airway
Fixed Upper Airway ... Loops #Patterns #pulmonary