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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... exam, etc) •
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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basis of HRCT findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
honeycombing, bleb etc ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
than one cause (e.g ... carcinomatosis, HF ... , etc.). ... Most relevant findings ... ascites. 2) Other findings
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG ... necessary) PULMONARY FINDINGS ... sparing of the lung ... of DAH) RENAL FINDINGS ... #treatment
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... with interstitial lung ... a predominant finding ... diagnosis (Table ... #RadiologyAssistant