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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... On the CT we can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess ... #differential #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... is interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Here we have a prior CXR of this patient.
The AP-film shows a right paratracheal mass.
The azygoesophageal
density in the left lung ... esophagus on the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Esophagus #Aspiration #RadiologyAssistant
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine