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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... lung disease or CHF ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... low attenuation (table ... UIP can be suspected ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
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 ... Consolidation #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Cavity #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... rapidly develops (DIC ... Multiorgan failure Findings ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... skin necrosis • DIC ... hematology