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Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
” due to alveolar ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... normal-sized heart and vascular ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... listed in the table ... findings in collagen vascular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... cells results in a pattern ... diagnosis (Table ... or lymphoma and alveolar
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... increased width of the vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
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
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... findigs alone, alveolar ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung