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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... the alveoli and cause ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
a patient with active ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
a patient with active ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... low intrinsic activity ... the effects of exogenous ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
countries (11-24 cases ... increased B-cell activity ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... dyspnea, cough, chest
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
who are robust, active ... not regularly active ... heavy housework, medications ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
early and delayed (Table ... Immunosuppressive medication9 ... Osteoarthritis Other cause ... Prosthetic joint: late (Table ... arthritis Sexual activity
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
on HRCT have an active ... 20-40% of the cases ... In those cases there ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant