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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Consolidation #Differential ... #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 ... or interstitial lung ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... In this case there ... structures in the right lung ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... - CBC with differential ... Book of Critical Care ... Diagnosis #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
-19 Chest CT - Case ... periphery of two lungs ... mosaic paving (case ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus
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B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis ... Lung comets are ... usually seen in wet lungs ... is an important differential ... In the latter case
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COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4 - Superimposed Fibrosis

Batch of COVID-19 cases from the past few
-19 Chest CT - Case ... - Superimposed Fibrosis ... CTChest #Clinical #CriticalCare ... #GroundGlass #CoronaVirus ... #Fibrosis
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Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... Bronchiectasis #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... a rigid chest cage ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #diseases #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... the surrounding lung ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant