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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 ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... typical eggshell pattern ... #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... #ILD #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea