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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... either be the result ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... Results in reduced ... AF results in MR ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
infiltration by cells results ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
consolidation as a result ... In the differential ... without associated pulmonary ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... • Treatment for ... with variable results
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... may result in fibrobulous ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... fever, cough and cavitary ... fever, rales, interstitial ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #