RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: 1.PULMONARY EMBOLISM.2.PARENCHYMAL LUNG DISEASE. 3.DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MASSIVE LOSS OF PERFUSION TO ONE LUNG. 4.CONDITIONS SIMULATING PULMONARY EMBOLISM. 5.CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE. 6.ASSESSMENT OF CARCINOMA OF THE BRONCHUS. 7.INHALED FOREIGN BODY. 8.ASSESSMENT OF LUNG PERMEABILITY. -SITUATIONS LIKELY TO DELAY THE CLEARING OF PULMONARY EMBOLI: *ELDERLY PATIENT *UNDERLYING CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE *UNDERLYING HEART FAILURE *VERY EXTENSIVE INFARCTION -FOLLOW-UP OF PULMONARY EMBOLI: *PARTIAL RESOLUTION *COMPLETE RESOLUTION *PERSISTENT DEFECT *LUNG IMAGING INTERPRETATION* * RESPIRATORY-USEFUL TIPS * * RESPIRATORY SYSTEM* |