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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... listed in the table ... on HRCT and histology ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
HRCT will demonstrate ... The images show ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungMets ... #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
the chest film (Table ... chronic obstructive lung ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Subacute stage: ... show very similar HRCT ... findings ... throughout the whole lung ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... non-pulmonary findings ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
have irregular shapes ... not look like a lung ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
In a later stage ... with non-specific findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... a predominant finding ... differential diagnosis (Table ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient with active IVDU presents with fever, sepsis.  More likely
physical exam findings ... frequently have lung ... emboli (see CT cor ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology