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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... Centrilobular distribution ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... a strong lower zone ... distribution. ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
perilymphatic distribution ... perilymphatic distribution ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the pattern of distribution ... have more than one ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
consolidations, but one ... is a peripheral distribution ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... However it is not one ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment