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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... factor • May cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... gram-negative pneumonia ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... with low-grade fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Fever ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Fever, Tachypnea
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Diagnosis: ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table