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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... - Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... tomography; UIP = usual interstitial ... #pneumonitis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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size - subtle interstitial ... are dealing with pulmonary ... like to look at old ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... compared to the old ... redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... Exacerbation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
compared to the old ... The pulmonary vessels ... indicating increased pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... structured approach to interpretation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant