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Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #parenchymal #lung
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... pneumonia - CXR ... Shows Diffuse Changes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... AIS > 3 B-lines/ lung ... zone • Diffuse ... zone • Diffuse ... edema #comparison #clinical
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
mm) nodules • Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... process or (rarely) diffuse ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... are so diffusely ... relatively spared lung ... injury may be diffuse ... #respiratory #clinical
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... meropenem) #Lung ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malformation Normal CXR ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... tissue of the lung ... a part of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR