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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
#POCUS of the posterior lung bases in a (#covid19 negative) patient with severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
#POCUS of the posterior ... lung bases in a ... rockets (sonographic interstitial ... LUS #ultrasound #EM ... #pulmonary
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... cyst has formed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #CXR #CTChest # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS