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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
imaging findings in interstitial ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... seen and in many cases
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... #differential #causes
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... In many cases you ... at the lung bases ... attributed to chronic ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... between these chest ... with cough and fever ... this is nodular interstitial
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause ... , rales, interstitial
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... Loss of weight • Chest ... high-resolution chest ... growing uncommon pathogens
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... but stable or chronic ... General: fever, ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... consolidation and GG pattern ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic