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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... ) - Langerhans cell ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
blood or tumor cells ... (Table on the left ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Malignancy (e.g. small cell ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
listed in the table ... septic emboli, squamous ... cell carcinoma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... Before we call these ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... - Langerhans cell ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... in Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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pulse/BP Giant cell ... Polyarteritis nodosa: - Skin ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Skin & Soft ... • M genavense Skin ... • M fortuitum Skin ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell