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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... : reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... small (1 -4 mm) nodules ... throughout the lungs ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... nodules ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... at the lung bases ... #Clinical #Radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table