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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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basis of HRCT findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
hemolytic anemia - Findings ... examination - Microscopic ... cells on urine ... microscopy - ... anuria - Flash pulmonary
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
to infection, blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
of morphologic findings ... we call these findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... reveals increasing blood ... of DAH) RENAL FINDINGS ... : • U/A: microscopic
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... blood flow. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... based on the x-ray findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... findings. ... between these chest ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant