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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... is interstitial lung ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... histiocytosis (PLCH ... intersitial space Infection ... #Diseases #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... , cavities • HRCT ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... : • HRCT (high-resolution ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Nodular or cavitary ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... abnormality includes an old ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... • Reticular + Nodular ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
from injuries and infections ... 1928, a 32-page long ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Erythematous, macular ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm ≥ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - and IL-2- induced ... VOD following HSCT ... tumors, brain or lung ... #algorithm #nephrology