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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... , Diffuse Alveolar ... #causes #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
diffuse, inflammatory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... bilateral and diffuse ... of acute respiratory ... failure or ARDS ... Embolism: • Acute
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes