13 results
Differential Diagnosis in Upper and Lower GI Bleed
 
- By Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong 

#Upper #Lower
Differential Diagnosis ... in Upper and Lower ... GI Bleed - By ... #Lower #GIBleed ... Diagnosis #Table
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... There is a lung cyst ... in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
the lungs and upper ... and lower lobes ... typical case of LAM ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangiomyomatosis #LAM
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
The upper lobe is ... There is a lung cyst ... in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... typical case of LAM ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangiomyomatosis #LAM
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
air-bronchogram in the right lower ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Tumors - Benign Cysts ... tumors - Foregut cysts ... Thyroid masses #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Radiology ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential