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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... it can be very difficult ... is also difficult ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
masses is very long ... Sometimes it is difficult ... to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Generally affects long ... bones ... Early dz difficult ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Thyroid - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Oncology #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... This makes it difficult ... density in the lung ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... (daptomycin in lungs ... Secondary infection (C diff ... Difficile, COVID ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
is detect how difficult ... water crowded and difficult ... it crowded and difficult ... which is in our bones ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... in ground glass pattern ... , PCP. - Lower zone ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #GroundGlass #Differential
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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It can be difficult ... the vesses are difficult ... in the 'black' lung ... disease, like the one ... penicillamine) #Clinical #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... post op Cardiology ... HgbA1c - if not done ... unless prior heart/lung