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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... • Diminished breath ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest ... Abscess Differential
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... we describe a chest ... is to describe areas ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... the following areas ... impairment in important areas ... is stable and of ... long duration,
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
mostly present as areas ... the following patterns ... Less frequently areas ... published soon: Chest ... #CXR #Lung #Patterns
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... where the lung ... paravertebral abscess ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... cells results in a pattern ... diagnosis (Table ... Kerley B lines on chest ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
with areas of ground-glass ... attenuation and areas ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung