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Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... #CXR #Comparison ... Clinical #Lung #Pulmonary
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... AIP: acute interstitial ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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attenuation or air-filled ... Honeycombing Most diseases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
in Pneumonia on ... CXR in video for comparison ... #Bronchograms #Pneumonia ... Ultrasound #clinical #pocus ... #Pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Hx of asthma, CF ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
seen in other diseases ... NSIP - Organizing pneumonia ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... failure, ARDS, AIP ... AlveolarProteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Obstructive lung disease ... the less severe diseased ... consolidations and air ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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expiratory scans for air ... infiltrative lung disease ... bronchiolitis with air ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Collagen vascular disease ... camping) The Disease ... : • Pulmonary ... adjacent to the focus ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF