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COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Lung Findings on Chest ... ARDS 3. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... Patterns #Lung #Pulmonary ... ChestCT #radiology #CTChest
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
reversed halo sign ... aspergillosis; AIS ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... interstitial pneumonia; OP ... patients with acquired
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
proteinosis, but later ... Sarcoid - NSIP - Organizing ... pneumonia (COP/ ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
• Labs: CBC, cr ... , ESR, CRP • Urinalysis ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo Sign) on Chest CT
 • Central GGO surrounded by a crescentic or circumferential
Atoll Sign (Reverse-Halo ... Sign) on Chest ... consolidation • DDx: COP ... doi.org/10.1016/j.chest ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... heart failure, COPD ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... diffuse that they can ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... Obtain in severe CAP ... #Pneumonia #CAP