19 results
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... consolidation #Clinical ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
and basal lung areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD
Malignant Pericardial Effusion on POCUS

Stable vitals, mild shortness of breath, h/o metastatic breast CA, with obvious
on POCUS Stable ... vitals, mild shortness ... of breath, h/o ... metastatic breast ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... travels from these areas ... and perivascular interstitium ... in subcutaneous areas ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... small pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
smoker with RB-ILD ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #ILD