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Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... circumferential GGO • DDx ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
COVID-19 Patient Chest CT

Dr. Filippo Cademartiri @fcademartiri

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus #CXR #ChestXRay
Patient Chest CT ... SARSCoV2 #CTChest #Clinical ... #CoronaVirus #CXR
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... • DDx: Septic ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
serious underlying dx ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Ddx? ... Ddx is very broad ... fulminans) and critical ... Your blood cxs identify ... Fulminans #Skin #Rash #clinical
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... in the proper clinical ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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/ ... >14 days after dx
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... #PhysicalExam #clinical