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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... #SOB #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Chronic Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Asthma attack, ILD ... decompensated CHF
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Exacerbation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Hx of asthma, CF ... Respiratory sx in 40%, mild ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... there is a broad differential ... probably would be pulmonary ... would expect more pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... massiliense in CF ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... NTM #Infections #differential