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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... Abscess Diagnosis ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... is seen in: - UIP ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #LAM #LIP
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... a patient with UIP ... findings on the chest ... preference also think 'UIP ... #CTChest #UIP #
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia and UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... in many cases UIP ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
UIP UIP is a histologic ... On a chest X-ray ... you can suspect UIP ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... , OP and LIP have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... predominance: UIP ... , NSIP, DIP. - Centrilobular ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant