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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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... • Differentiate ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint ... #diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... - Lung point ... pleura in severe cases ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Diagnosis Framework ... noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Arthritis #Joint
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Diagnosis Framework ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... notch at the J point ... Prinzmetal's Angina
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
was caused by multiple ... diagnosis in this ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... precede other signs ... US pattern suggests ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis