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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pleuritis • Alveoli ... : - CHF - Pneumonia ... #Causes #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... interstitium or alveolar ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
CT to rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... @PulmPEEPs #Pulmonary ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... the air in the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Alveolar proteinosis ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... infarction/PE, CHF ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitial Edema, Alveolar ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Alveolar proteinosis ... filling of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR