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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
Central distribution ... mainly seen in cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... CXR: Peripheral distribution ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the pattern of distribution ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... the nodules are diffuse ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
and peripheral distribution ... diagnosis was cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #RadiologyAssistant
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 
Vesiculobullous rashes provoke significant angst
in many physicians (Figure 5, page
Vesiculobullous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... whether the rash distribution ... is diffuse or ... Patients with a diffuse ... Vesiculobullous #Rash #Algorithm
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... heart failure like redistribution ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... , cryptogenic organising ... perilymphatic distribution ... #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... / Low SVR: • Distributive ... Cord Injury Low CO ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Shock #Differential ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Bimodal Age Distribution ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... #algorithm