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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... cysts (LAM, LIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... fibrosis as in UIP ... , NSIP and long ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
the result of air ... or interstitial lung ... predominance: UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
of Interstitial Lung ... Disease - Differential ... Metastases to lung ... #Interstitial #Lung ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #LAM #LIP
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... interstitial pneumonia (DIP ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
If your PIP and ... this indicates lung ... compliance of the lung ... , but if your PIP ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - A-Lines, B-Lines, Consolidation
A-Profile - Air filled lung does not transmit sound
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound ... filled lung does ... consolidated portion of lung ... IMPOCUSFocus #ABCs #Lung ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Differential
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
Lung Nodules - Differential ... , Amyloidosis, LIP ... BrighamChiefs #Lung ... #Nodules #Differential