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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... • Pulmonary: Upper ... Lymphoma, Germ cell tumor ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
a construction worker ... interstitial lung disease ... resulting in benign, upper ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... With Upper Lobe ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... interstitial lung disease ... be helpfull: - Upper ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Leptospira (Weil disease ... Heavy metals - Copper ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Increased Serum Copper ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... cycles without XR ... ABVD x 2 cycles + XR
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
most challenging differential ... The upper lobe predominance ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #