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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... Even fibrosis as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
: Atelectasis, ARDS ... Defect: Pulmonary Fibrosis ... , Interstitial Lung ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Chronic ... CT Lung Abscess ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #Radiology #differential ... CXR #clinical #CT
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest