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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Aspiration pneumonia ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... with chronic consolidation ... pneumonia the HRCT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... attributed to chronic ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... Diagnosis: • HRCT ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential