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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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air-filled lesions ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
with Air-Fluid Level ... latent TB s/p treatment ... pack year smoking history ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #Management #treatment
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
without associated pulmonary ... usually contain air ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... lat decubitus - air ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... Given her history ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Endemic fungi: Histo ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
thickening, presence of air-fluid ... hypertension • Mosaic attenuation ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... and surgical management