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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... interstitial lung disease ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... you think of the causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the most common diseases ... Chronic diseases ... obvious that some diseases ... These diseases typically ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... indicates unknown cause ... These diseases have ... collagen vascular diseases ... drug-related lung diseases
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... The findings in ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... interstitial lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
idiopathic lung disease ... aswell as the HRCT findings ... progression of disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... with non-specific findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
A physical finding ... is identified (video ... function, no valvular disease ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam