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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Sarcoidosis Lower zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
Lung Signs in Pulmonary ... Diseases - One ... Page Summary of Pulmonary ... #Lung #Signs #Pulmonary ... Diseases #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Classification of Pulmonary ... Pulmonary arterial ... hypertension from pulmonary ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam done ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... shred sign Rt Zone
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... Erdheim-Chester disease: - Bone ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
helpfull: - Upper zone ... , PCP. - Lower zone ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
contribute to the upper zone ... as metastatic pulmonary ... stress of the pulmonary ... Pulmonary Diseases ... lung #diseases #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... have more than one ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... Aspiration of bone ... Broncholithiasis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Rhizosphere (narrow zone ... cause primary pulmonary ... Coccidioides • Pulmonary ... Soil #Infections #differential