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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 ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... • Named after ... #differential # ... #CXR #clinical
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... nodules; anterior/posterior
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure