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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... end-stage with massive fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #HighAttenuation ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
atenuation and areas ... Fibrosis and parenchymal ... The HRCT shows a ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Echocardiogram ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... as seen in fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
The HRCT shows diffuse ... abnormalities and signs ... of fibrosis are ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
pneumonia the HRCT ... In fibrosis there ... will be other signs ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Diagnosis: • HRCT
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... Pericarditis) -> Chest ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... fibrosis (mechanism ... pathophysiology #signs
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant