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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... in many cases UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Lung #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... associated pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... long standing sarcoidosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... the lung bases ... In these cases comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... cyst has formed ... has caused a triangular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LungInfarct
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and ... Management Differential ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table