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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Polyarticular ... Articular - Acute ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #Algorithm #causes
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Lobar
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... intersitial space Infection ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... patients, who have an acute ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Algorithm May ... • Valve disease ... tissue (previous MI ... • Fever/infection ... #Algorithm #causes
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... pneumonia • Acute ... Causes: • Still's ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Genitourinary Infection ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Causes