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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... shows a small, stable ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray:
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Food products Risk ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
there is a broad differential ... probably would be pulmonary ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology