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On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... enlargement of pulmonary ... (arrow) in the areas ... hyperperfused lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... There are patchy areas ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... sparing of the lung ... • IF staining patterns ... #Syndromes #differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pattern with areas ... Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... hemorrhage • Pus ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #rapid #pulmonary
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
not specific • Chest ... thromboembolic material, mosaic ... parenchymal pattern ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... variables, dyspnea, pro-BNP
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 ... of the affected lung ... #differential #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... or NSIP pattern ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest