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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Centrilobular emphysema ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
are paraseptal emphysema ... these non-specific CT ... there is a broad differential ... diagnosis and additional ... probably would be pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
wild animals ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... NTM #Infections #differential
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... abnormality includes an old ... calcified empyema ... , hemothorax, and ... treatment for pulmonary