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Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... • DDx: Septic ... emboli, pulm infarction ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
Septic emboli Septic ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Septic #Emboli #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... if there is no clear ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Inhaled droplet nuclei ... Lung cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Inhaled droplet nuclei ... Lung cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR