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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... the alveoli with fluid ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
Hyperkalemia on EKG ... "Mild" Hyperkalemia ... counting of HR by EKG ... / Brugada-like pattern ... #cardiology #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
The diagnosis is ... suggestive HRCT pattern ... features of BAL fluid ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... , AIH diagnosis ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... Necrosis) If mild
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... findings (pleural fluid ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Algorithm #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant