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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... appreciate on a cest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
: The ANA patterns ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... Fibrosis, Multiple ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT Patterns ... - Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... without associated pulmonary ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... ) pattern: antibodies ... ) pattern: is usually ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis and non-specific ... or NSIP pattern ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
honeycombing (left) and ... chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... #CTChest #UIP #Comparison ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis