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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Pulmonary Nodule - Multiple ... 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 ... respond to the treatment
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Goodpasture's cause ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
, solitary and multiple ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
ABG • Chest Xray ... MILD-MODERATE ... (30-34ºC) • Infuse ... Hypothermia #Protocol #management ... #treatment #algorithm
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