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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Multifocal #Differential
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach ... #workup #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... - Causes progressive ... conditions listed in differential ... Multidisciplinary approach
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Diagnosis - Clinical ... Clinical DX: - ... immunologic assay - MuSK
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Remember that clinician ... 3 questions to ask ... yourself/the lab: 1) Number ... Can use Number of ... shaped GPR, these clues