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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... common pattern ... The cystic pattern ... seen and in many cases
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... multiple ill-defined ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... typical eggshell pattern ... seen along with multiple ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
bullet injury - Multiple ... degeneration - Multiple ... anterior horn gray ... matter is involved ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... Obs time and multiple ... Keep this injury pattern ... on your differential ... Trauma #Injury #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(CXR), try rotating ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... .2 With multiple ... Most commonly caused