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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... In chronic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Vasodilation Paget's Disease ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
as diffuse lung disease ... all diffuse lung diseases ... some of them the old ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
not represent 'diseases ... These diseases have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant