13 results
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... shows a small, stable ... #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 ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... the southern and eastern ... in the knee-to-chest ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... cardiac output causes ... US pattern suggests ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... dyspnea, cough, chest
PseudoARDS-Effusion Pattern

PseudoARDS-effusion refers to a patient with bilateral infiltrates who seems to have ARDS, but whose
PseudoARDS-Effusion Pattern ... admixture of true lung ... a semi-supine chest ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... ChestCT #PseudoARDS #Comparison
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
The differential diagnosis ... aeration to the point ... interface—this pattern ... from the anterior chest ... pneumonia #POCUS #clinical