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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... sweats, chills (infection ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... Opacities: • Infectious ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cystic #Interstitial
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchiectasis, as in cystic ... bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Cystic fibrosis ... no evidence of cystic ... Physical stigmata of cor ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... cyst has formed ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... Lymphoid interstitial ... another typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis