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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... disease #Chronic
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
which part is abnormal ... lung - Normal lung ... due to chronic ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
thickening - lack of normal ... the peripheral lung ... patients with chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Bronchiectasis #Differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... (arrow) in the areas ... caliber due to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... clinical symptoms/signs ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
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 ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... #diagnosis #algorithm