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Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... possible to be able ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... management #treatment #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary