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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
acute reticular pattern ... The other cause ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... #Chest #Radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... lung disease or CHF ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Tuberculosis - Patterns ... spread of MTB infection ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Lobe Collapse - Chest ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... hilum: In this case ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... typical eggshell pattern ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay