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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... organ-specific signs ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #eosinophilia
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... know, that the pathology ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
asthma and serum eosinophilia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... FingerInGlove #Sign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... Non-Infectious Differential ... polyangiitis (Wegener), Eosinophilic ... Reverse #Halo #Sign ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
dilatation (signet-ring sign ... A signet-ring sign ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant