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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
nodules or a mass ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... film after treatment ... A common cause of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... replace normal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
opacity (80% of cases ... opacity due to lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... multiple pulmonary nodules ... • Reticular + Nodular ... Exclude other causes ... macrophages Treatment