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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... predominance: UIP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
bronchiectasis and subtle ... patients with a UIP ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
can heal and end up ... the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
finding on a chest x-ray ... has a limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(CXR), try rotating ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary