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Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lung, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... If the same symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... #Type1 #Type2 #Definition ... #NSTEMI #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
a preexisting pulmonary ... cavity • DDx: ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... myocardial ischemia, chest ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Respiratory symptoms ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... Syndrome #Berlin #Definition ... #Criteria #Diagnosis