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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... consolidation, is to look ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP ... #BOOP #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
What to ask/look ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
patient is still able ... to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
(Edematous) - Look ... treat underlying cause ... Appropriate ADH: Post Op ... Stress, Nausea, ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
or • CTA +/- CTP ... Evaluate underlying cause ... <60 y) • +/- loop ... Ruled out other causes ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
mediastinal line to look ... on most frontal CXRs ... The causes of displacement ... summarized in the table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR