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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - Lobar ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Lobar
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
Lobar atelectasis ... important finding on a chest ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... pleural effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis