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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... CHD, congenital ... testing; CTEPH, chronic ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... , chronic lung disease
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... from the various causes ... heart due to a chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
the diagnosis of chronic ... cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... #pneumonitis #pulmonary ... algorithm #HP #ILD
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Marrow Transplant Chronic ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Chronic UTI) • ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... endocrinology #causes
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... include the list of causes ... of chronic consolidation ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... Cells - tumor, chronic ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant