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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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#Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... diagnosis. ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... frequently seen in chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
Fibrosis Lung ... important differential ... diagnosis. ... #tails #clinical ... #ultrasound #lung
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Interstitial lung ... tumoral obstruction, fibrosing ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... diagnosis includes ... chronic hypersensitivity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... patients with chronic ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #