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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a CXR the most ... on a CXR. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Differential
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 ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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pattern The algorithm ... bronchovascular interstitium ... the nodules are diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... lung disease, interstitial ... diffuse infections ... a lot of B lines
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
course of 1 week (a) ... Progressing to diffuse ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... Here a CXR with ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... disease Interstitial ... and obstructive pattern ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... • Nucleolar: Diffuse ... Bowel Disease, Interstitial ... Pulmonary Fibrosis ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential