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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... - Pulmonary Embolism ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... ultrasound for diagnosis ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... from the field Table ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
- Bacterial Pneumonias ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... - Pulmonary Emboli ... Differential #Causes #Table
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... , Septic Emboli, ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... #Disease #Diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... list of causes of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... Chronic diseases ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Pulmonary Embolism - Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
Age X, Male gender (10), History of cancer (30),
Pulmonary Embolism ... Prognosis Pulmonary Embolism ... failure (10), Chronic ... lung disease (10 ... AcutePE #Prognosis #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... - Lung neoplasms ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR