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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... edema, blood or tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... be helpfull: - Upper ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
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 ... which is caused by disease ... resulting in benign, upper ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... caused by a rigid chest ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential # ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
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
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
, and elevated JVP ... function, no valvular disease ... highest on my differential ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
predominant HL - The tumor ... Increased Serum Copper ... • Chest X-ray ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease
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 #