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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
acute reticular pattern ... due to cardiac heart ... The other cause ... nonproductive cough ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... progressive dyspnea and cough ... pneumonia Congestive Heart ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Fever ... Shows Diffuse Changes
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... to segmental, diffuse ... densities is interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Non-productive cough ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes ... like: - Heart ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - and IL-2- induced ... cisplatin-induced RSW) • Heart ... chemotherapy, nausea
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
garments • Avoid rough ... • Chest Xray MILD-MODERATE ... (30-34ºC) • Infuse ... CPB • Continue CPR ... management #treatment #algorithm