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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... pattern on a CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... a reticular pattern ... at the lung bases ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... - Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #CXR #Consolidation
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... findings on the chest ... densities caused ... a chest film with ... #CXR #CTChest #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
'diseases' per se ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Pleuritic chest ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... opacities on chest ... #diagnosis #management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary