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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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decreased lung attenuation ... Honeycombing Most diseases ... with a low attenuation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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toxicity • Paget's disease ... Immobilization • Granulomatous ... disease • Thiazide ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation ... emphysema: low attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases ... the apices thus granulomatous ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... Bronchocentric granulomatosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation ... emphysema: low attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
tissues of differing attenuation ... tissues of similar attenuation ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology ... CTHead #diagnosis #comparison
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
Signs in Pulmonary Diseases ... sign - Mosaic attenuation ... Signs #Pulmonary #Diseases ... #differential #radiology
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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of Diffuse Lung Disease ... Vasculitides - Wegener granulomatosis ... Metabolic storage disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Diffuse #Lung #Disease