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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... common pattern ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Hand X-Ray Anatomy ... the trabecular pattern ... Other areas - Last ... #XRay #Anatomy ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
and has a limited ... The most common causes ... produces only mild ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... extensive areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(CXR), try rotating ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest