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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
interstitial opacities ... Nodule or mass ... - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... as nodules Hypersensitivity ... #ILD #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
nodules or a mass ... patients with asthma ... bronchial obstruction caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
demonstrated a fine nodular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Sarcoidosis #Nodular ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
opacities. 2- Interstitial ... opacities or small nodules ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... pulmonary disease • Asthma ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature ... #Causes