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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... #Algorithm #causes
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... basis of HRCT findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Diagram ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... is interstitial lung ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... involvement of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Incidental Finding ... The differential diagnosis ... the most likely diagnosis ... PCC #Radiology #CXR ... #Oleothorax #NEJM
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... vasculitis causes ... with non-specific findings ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... The lab-findings ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... and causes increased ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram ... #RadiologyAssistant