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Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... interstitium or alveolar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... the air in the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Definition: Diffuse alveolar ... symptomatology Differential ... out infection, biopsy ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Diagnosis of PRS: Biopsy ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... dealing with the differential ... Biopsy revealed ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... content of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Iatrogenic Pneumothorax

Navigational bronchoscopy was performed with BAL and transbronchial biopsy and fine needle aspiration of the
transbronchial biopsy ... the right middle lobe ... Labeled CXR: https ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Iatrogenic #Biopsy
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
the right upper lobe ... and a biopsy was ... is seen in: - Pulmonary ... contusion - Pulmonary ... #Hemorrhage #RadiologyAssistant