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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... there are four patterns ... appreciate on a cest ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... PulmPEEPs #Miliary #Pattern ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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pattern The algorithm ... are visible, the pattern ... the nodules are diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of the type and pattern ... summary of the differential ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Differences #Algorithm
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution, a pattern ... significant • Pattern ... : The ANA patterns ... not specific ANA Patterns ... Antibodies #ANA #patterns
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely ... injury may be diffuse ... see heterogenous patterns ... rest and recovery ... #respiratory #clinical
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #differential
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
heart disease: Patterns ... • Hyperoxia test ... if cardiac or pulmonary ... #HeartDisease #patterns ... #presentation #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... • IF staining patterns
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... /or suspicious clinical ... evaluation of the pattern ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential