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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Patients • Diffuse ... toxicity, Pulmonary edema ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... #chestCT #radiology
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Flash Pulmonary Edema ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... , Diffuse Alveolar ... Impaired Diffusion: ILD
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Aspiration - Pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse ... alveolar involvement ... the differential diagnosis ... of pulmonary oedema ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... dilated and the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... content of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
that fills the alveoli ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Distention Pulmonary Alveoli ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD