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There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes. | There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes. | ||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
*There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes, which include: | *There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. Its is considered as supplementary investigation.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cyanosis in late teens|journal=Postgraduate Medical Journal|volume=77|issue=903|year=2001|pages=56a–56|issn=00325473|doi=10.1136/pmj.77.903.56a}}</ref>However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes, which include: | ||
**[[Pneumonia]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pneumonia CT|click here]]) | **[[Pneumonia]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pneumonia CT|click here]]) | ||
**[[Pulmonary edema CT|Pulmonary edema]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pulmonary edema CT|click here]]) | **[[Pulmonary edema CT|Pulmonary edema]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pulmonary edema CT|click here]]) | ||
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**[[Pneumothorax]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pneumothorax CT|click here]]) | **[[Pneumothorax]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Pneumothorax CT|click here]]) | ||
**[[Atelectasis]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Atelectasis CT|click here]]) | **[[Atelectasis]] (to view CT Scan features, [[Atelectasis CT|click here]]) | ||
**[[Pleural effusion CT|Pleural effusion]] (to view CT Scan features,[[Pleural effusion CT|click here]]) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes.
CT scan
- There are no CT scan findings associated with cyanosis caused by cardiovascular causes. Its is considered as supplementary investigation.[1]However, a CT scan may be helpful in differentiating from pulmonary causes, which include:
- Pneumonia (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Pulmonary edema (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Pulmonary embolism (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Pulmonary hypertension (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Pneumothorax (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Atelectasis (to view CT Scan features, click here)
- Pleural effusion (to view CT Scan features,click here)
References
- ↑ "Cyanosis in late teens". Postgraduate Medical Journal. 77 (903): 56a–56. 2001. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.903.56a. ISSN 0032-5473.