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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
on Chest X-Ray ... chronic interstitial lung ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... Even fibrosis as ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... fibrosis (mechanism
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest