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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #CTChest #AIP #
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... and perivascular interstitium ... in subcutaneous areas
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... is to describe areas ... #Differential #Table ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
mostly present as areas ... solitary or multiple Interstitial ... Less frequently areas ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... associated with mild ... in the knee-to-chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... with areas of ground-glass ... attenuation and areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic