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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... pneumonia caused ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... pneumonia caused ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Non-Infectious Causes ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... the differential diagnosis ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... rare idiopathic lung ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant