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Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
on Chest X-Ray ... It is seen in silicosis ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
aka Complicated Silicosis ... Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... There is fibrosis ... The differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... increased B-cell activity ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Mnemonic S - Silicosis ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... by a rigid chest ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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: • Chest Xray ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... • Pulmonary silicosis ... • Sarcoidosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Injection drug use • Silicosis ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Injection drug use • Silicosis ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... Here a CXR with ... #Clinical #Radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
trauma are diagnosed ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest