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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; sometimes ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Foreign Body • Pleural ... Effusion • Atelectasis ... Pneumothorax Normal Breath ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... : lung cancer, breast ... patients with pulmonary ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... Lesions may show pleural ... restricted to areas ... effusions and parenchymal ... #Clinical #Radiology
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
interpretation of HRCT ... the dominant HR-pattern ... additional findings (pleural ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
, shortness of breath ... , shortness of breath ... renal failure, pulmonary ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
effusion). ... severe diseased areas ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... or NSIP pattern ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology