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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
perilymphatic distribution ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
is a peripheral distribution ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis is to ... the pattern of distribution ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
of the lung to injury ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... arthritis • Crohn's ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Temperature Pulse Dissociation
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
see the classic distribution ... suggestive for the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
see the classic distribution ... suggestive for the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
- MSK Radiology ... contusions in classic distribution ... Differential diagnosis ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk