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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... : reticular, nodular ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Interstitial - Nodular ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram ... pulmcrit via Internet Book
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #NodularPattern ... #Differential #Comparison
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... the differential diagnosis ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
making an accurate diagnosis ... pattern. ... structures of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Perilymphatic #Comparison