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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
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... lat decubitus - air ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
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.
function tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... with air-trapping ... due to chronic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
(left) and chronic ... HP (right) Differential ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest