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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Infection, Nocardia Chronic ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in Chronic ... photo negative of pulmonary ... contrast enhanced CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... • Distinct pulmonary ... , pulm AVM, GPA ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Diseases - Pneumonia ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Upper lung ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... list of causes of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... mueormycosis, GPA ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant