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Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... lung - Normal lung ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #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 ... and high attenuation ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
attenuation, that ... Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... and of long duration ... • Histrionic - attention-seeking
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... PBC, PSC, Cystic fibrosis ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs