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Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Ingestion of an allergen ... an irritant or allergen ... Problems from other allergic ... primarycare #peds #pediatrics ... #diagnosis #atopic
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary edema ... called cardiogenic edema ... non-cardiogenic edema ... pulmonary blood flow, Kerley ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
to interstitial edema ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #KerleyB ... #Kerley #Intersitial
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... peribronchial cuffing, Kerley ... lines, alveolar edema ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... predominance (Kerley ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Reticular #Pattern #Comparison
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
limited differential diagnosis ... interstitial pulmonary edema ... (Kerley B lines ... #Diagnosis #Radiology