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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Diffuse Interstitial ... disease, Pulmonary ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Diagnosis • Hyperacute ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... , Diffuse Alveolar ... Impaired Diffusion: ILD ... Shock • Airway Disease
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... (diffuse infiltrates ... high resolution chest
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... proximally to arms ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... #rheumatology #diagnosis