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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Glass Opacity - Chronic ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... On a Chest X-Ray ... disease and what
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... to look at the pattern ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... diagnosis for this ... PCC #Radiology #CXR ... #Oleothorax #NEJM
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... CT ... • IF staining patterns ... #treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential