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Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... : Cardiac, Pulmonary ... #Pleuritic #ChestPain ... #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #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 ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... : • Chest Xray ... Noninfectious Causes ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... #differential # ... diagnosis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... pattern at the lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or cavitary ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... Embolism Diagnosis ... In most cases of ... the chest x-ray ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR