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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... Renal Failure Treatment
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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resolved after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... At least 3 of (Acute ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
principal varieties of pulmonary ... permeability or acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
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Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... - Symptoms, CXR ... mimic TB +/- dissemination ... CSF similar to TB ... infectiousdiseases #treatment