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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... • Homogeneous pattern ... : • Reticular/ ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... (table). ... The cystic pattern ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... next to pleura and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
acute reticular ... pattern is most ... frequently caused ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... or multifocal ill-defined ... fine or coarse reticular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... pneumonia (OP) and
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... mitral inflow pattern ... velocity, E/A ratio, and ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Grading #Classification
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
interstitial pattern ... preference at the lung bases ... demonstrates honeycombing and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pattern