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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 ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
the peripheral lung ... The most common cause ... bronchitis, COPD and cystic ... Bronchiectasis #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
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 #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Diagnosis Framework ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
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 ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung