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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... caused by streptococcus ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... consider BNP, troponin ... Goodpasture's cause ... ground glass or consolidative ... sparing of the lung