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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... the most common pattern ... The cystic pattern ... pattern on a CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Reticular ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... #CT #Patterns #
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
is a histologic pattern ... On a chest X-ray ... pattern at the ... This pattern was ... attributed to chronic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Wall Abnormalities
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
artifact); (G) UIP pattern ... subpleural, basal reticular ... abnormalities, ... #Correlation #Table
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Abnormalities in ... disease, pleuritic chest ... may show this pattern ... include asthma, chronic ... #Breathing #Patterns
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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pulmonary and renal abnormalities ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... purpura, livedo reticularis ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... of reticular opacities ... differential diagnosis (Table ... Kerley B lines on chest ... HRCT #CTChest #Reticular
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
the acute flare; chest ... syndrome - chronic ... cutaneous and articular ... dominant inheritance pattern ... not have a known pathogenic