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Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Massive ... Malformation Normal CXR ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... • CHF • Bronchiectasis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... common cause of diffuse ... edema due to a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... hematogenous spread of a ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
who had a CT to ... The diagnosis based ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #CXR #Consolidation
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the nodules are diffuse ... , it is likely a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
course of 1 week (a) ... Progressing to diffuse ... the differential diagnosis ... of pulmonary oedema ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... to look at the pattern ... For instance a lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Sheet An acute diffuse ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... <300mmHg with a
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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interlobular septa in a ... background of diffuse ... DDx: PAP, pulm edema ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology