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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... FOPE lesions are a ... results in increased local ... (save $$) Differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Acute Eos PNA • Chronic ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
hematogenous spread of a ... Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... tissue (previous MI ... • Fever/infection ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Chronic post-infection ... proteinosis is a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... Loss of weight • Chest ... high-resolution chest ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... #differential #
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
, it is likely a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #NodularPattern ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential