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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 ... four patterns: ... is interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #causes #DPLD #ILD ... #diseases #pulmonary
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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pattern The algorithm ... visible, the pattern ... diffuse and uniformly ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Patterns
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... Miliary opacities are ... throughout the lungs ... PulmPEEPs #Miliary #Pattern ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases are ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
serial dilution, a pattern ... significant • Pattern ... : The ANA patterns ... not specific ANA Patterns ... Antibodies #ANA #patterns
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... LCDD, SS Cyst pattern ... presentations - ILD ... Disease #DCLD #pulmonary ... #differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
Specific capnograph patterns ... intubation, single lung ... ETCO2: arrythmia, pe ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #waveforms #patterns