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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... is interstitial lung ... detected on a chest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #treatment #criticalcare
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
the following patterns ... published soon: Chest ... Pathophys #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... level seen • Chest ... until the chest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... particularly at the lung ... Here a CXR with ... at the lung bases ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... where the lung ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis The chest ... Re-aeration on follow-up chest ... film after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... other processes Workup ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... sparing of the lung ... typically seen on chest ... • IF staining patterns ... #treatment
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... be seen on the chest ... one month after treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant