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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Causes of GI Bleed ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
air-bronchogram in the right lower ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Family history of IBD ... • Lower quadrant ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticular densities caused ... lobe and peripheral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... : Peripheral distribution ... peripheries and lower ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... UIP has a strong lower ... parenchyma from the periphery ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
density is in the lower ... starts in the periphery ... consolidation will not cross ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram