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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Bone and joint ... Rule out other causes ... radiographs of affected areas ... , breast bone, pelvis ... jaw Treatment
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
bones of the hand ... the trabecular pattern ... Other areas - Last ... but not the least ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... Presentation: • Mild ... : conjunctival suffusion ... , vomiting and diarrhea ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
have more than one ... pattern. ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... pneumonia (OP) and
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
The left one is ... smoker with RB-ILD ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #RBILD #Comparison
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
GG pattern, irregular ... Rare: pleural effusions ... lower lung zone ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Other areas: - ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... malignancy), lymphoma, breast ... skin lesions by one ... Treatment: - Systemic
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... One of these is ... - shock->treatments ... treat the offending ... before beginning treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... There is no “one ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment