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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... .2016.12.033 #Monod #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: 'signet ring sign ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
film (Table). ... logical sequence of signs ... In daily clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Findings #Signs
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
starts with a good history ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... Medical history ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
originates in the lung ... their differential diagnostic ... the comet tail sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Atelectasis #CometTail #Sign
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history ... #Management #Signs