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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... histiocytosis or honeycombing ... findings.
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
The findings on ... changes in the basal lung ... film with long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... Here a CXR with ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... emphysema, bulla, honeycombing ... density in the lung ... visible wall #CXR ... #Cavity #Cyst #Lung
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Massive Fibrosis on Chest ... chronic interstitial lung ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... #XRay #CXR #silicosis ... #clinical #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... the apex and the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
lobe collapse causes ... the collapse lung ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... inferior part of the lung ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #