My search pattern may change based on the indication-- but general approach is the following

Pull down bone windows

Lungs: Pulmonary nodules?

Bones: Lytic/Blastic lesions, Degenerative Changes

Teeth: Cavities/Periapical Abscesses

Sinuses/Mastoids: Any mucosal thickening? air fluid levels

Pull down soft tissue windows

Vessels: Carotid, Vertebral, Jugular-- Stenosis or occlusion, Intracranial aneurysms?

Brain: Masses, hydrocephalus

Orbit: Soft tissues, muscles, globe, optic nerve

Glands: Parotid, Submandibular glands, Sublingual Glands, Thyroid

Aerodigestive Tract: Trachea, Esophagus, Larynx Hypopharynx, Oropharynx, Oral Cavity, Nasopharynx

Lymph nodes: Levels I, II, III, IV, V, VI, superior mediastinum

Superficial Soft Tissues