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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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... the apex and the lung ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
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 #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... involvement of the lung ... listed in the table ... and drug-related lung
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
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 #
Plate-like atelectasis is a common finding on chest x-rays and detected almost every day.
They are characterized
on chest x-rays ... density at the lung ... only a few cm long ... #CXR #Plate #Atelectasis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant