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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... densities caused ... reticulation with a lower lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Views of the upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... #Interstitial #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Ulcers, Livedo reticularis ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... fluid into the interstitium ... disease and causes ... Radiology #CHF #CXR ... #Features #Findings
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... does a better job ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Lung #Pulmonary