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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... pneumonia caused ... The old name is BOOP ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... diagnosis. ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... and dyspnea • Lobar ... factor • May cause
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... diagnosis in this ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LCH #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary