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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 ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... , OP and LIP have ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
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
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... sudden-onset shortness of breath ... and spaces can cause ... from these areas ... in subcutaneous areas
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On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DIP # ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
The second (top ... fine reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... with areas of ground-glass ... attenuation and areas ... scan, indicating air ... #CTChest #Chronic
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm