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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 ... PulmPEEPs #Miliary #Pattern ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Massive Hemoptysis ... Malformation Normal CXR ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... CT Abnormalities
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... alveoli with fluid, pus ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive ... is a fibrotic lung ... Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Pus - exsudate ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... • IF staining patterns
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... Lung Disease (DCLD ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #differential