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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 ... - Cells - tumor ... to look at the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... on the left in order ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
edema, blood or tumor ... cells (Table on ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT Patterns ... Edema, Hemorrhage, Pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... Blood, Water, Tumor ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... cells (including tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... 104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... Hyper-IgD syndrome • Tumor ... • Mycoplasma pneumonia
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... in ground glass pattern ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant