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Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Tree-in-Bud Sign on Chest CT
 • Multiple centrilobular nodules arranged in a linear branching pattern.
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Sign on Chest CT ... linear branching pattern ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical #tree
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
generate larger VT ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
with a benign pattern ... Management of indeterminate ... mm depends on clinical ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary