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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... area of the left lung ... collapse the involved lung ... PCC #Radiology #CXR ... #Oleothorax #NEJM
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... disease and what
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Massive Fibrosis on Chest ... chronic interstitial lung ... disease with a ... by disease progression ... #XRay #CXR #silicosis
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 ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status • Chronic lung ... status NTM Cause ... infections Lungs ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... • Pleuritic chest ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT