10 results
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
 -
Metastases - Interstitial ... - Reticular - ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... On a Chest X-Ray ... in many cases UIP ... #Pulmonary #CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
x-ray (click image ... - Reticular interstitial ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticulation with a lower lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #UIP # ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Ulcers, Livedo reticularis ... pleural effusion on CXR ... tends to cause interstitial ... lung disease/pulmonary ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... glass opacities • Reticular ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... ground glass or reticular
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular ... • Interstitial ... lung disease - ... • Shrinking lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... Low-grade fever (up ... the right middle lobe ... interstitium and
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 ... wall, a chest x-ray ... not seen on a CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary