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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... : reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... pattern can be
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Nodule or mass ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pattern #MultipleNodules
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
diseases with a nodular ... pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Pattern #NodularPattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... prognosis • Nodular ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... consolidation and GG pattern ... irregular lines, nodular ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... limited differential diagnosis ... (Table). ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
>50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... A common pattern ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... pulmonary disease Interstitial ... and obstructive pattern ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern ... #rheumatology #classification