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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... nodular, high and low ... attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung ... #Correlation #Table ... #ILD #Findings
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , cavities • HRCT ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
consolidation) low ... additional findings (pleural ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... Now it is obvious ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... edema and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... edema, bilateral pleural ... → no signs of CXR ... angiography if low ... #management #cardiology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... The pulmonary vessels ... There is pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
abnormality includes an old ... treatment for pulmonary ... of oil into the pleural ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
mg per day How ... and exudative pleural ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... #diagnosis #management