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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... child-bearing age ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
honeycomb cysts are ... with end-stage fibrosis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Onset between age ... Uncontrolled • Drug ... licorice • Medications ... #Differential #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
with cytotoxic drugs ... radiographic findings are ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... these patterns are ... arthritis) and drug-related ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... changes are typically ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... glucocorticoids are ... Skeletal muscle fibrosis ... immunocompromised host Drug ... #Diagnosis #comparison
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
SOB from CHF, Chest ... sedative & pain medication ... Patients DIE: Drugs ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... caused by a rigid chest ... cage may result ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
calcification: Age-related ... Direct/indirect chest ... - Drug induced ... : Anorectic drugs ... Primary #Functional #Differential