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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... The new name for BAC ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
+ BAL > 25% eosinophils ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Pain - Diffuse ... - Peripheral Consolidations ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... ground glass or consolidative ... typically seen on chest ... • BAL reveals
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Pleuritic chest ... • Patchy or diffuse ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... macrophages in the BAL ... reticular opacities on chest
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
resembles community-acquired ... pneumonia with ... (infiltrates, consolidation ... months by Fatima Al ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
bronchoscopy for several diagnostic ... concern (guided by chest ... — Infection — Diagnosing ... sarcoidosis — Diffuse ... — Eosinophilic Pneumonia