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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... common pattern ... pattern on a CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute reticular ... pattern is most ... due to cardiac heart ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
is a histologic pattern ... pattern particularly ... a reticular pattern ... This pattern was ... chronic congestive heart
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... fine or coarse reticular ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... the dominant HR-pattern ... : reticular nodular ... #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
interlobular septa; (C) heart ... artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... subpleural, basal reticular ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... surface - Pattern ... transmitted from the heart ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #patterns #diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
chest film is a reticular ... patern and that's ... recognized that this pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant