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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... : Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Cryptococcal Ag, Urine ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
describe a chest X-ray ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Imaging: 1. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... Imaging and more ... with presence of pulmonary ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... the chest film (Table ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis