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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... On a Chest X-Ray ... we are dealing ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Breathing in Flail Chest ... adjacent ribs are ... #Breathing #Pattern ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
Patterns of disease ... senting after age ... Dyspnea usually mild ... #COPD #Patterns ... #BlueBloater #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases are ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... are also common ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... comparison with old ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... may show this pattern ... #Breathing #Patterns ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... peripheral predominance Are ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... in this patient are ... probably would be pulmonary ... would expect more pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant