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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... on a CXR. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
film and can suggest ... the diagnosis in ... feeding vessel sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Septic
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Enduring ... stable and of long ... an onset that can ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
density, which can ... published soon: Chest ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lung #Patterns
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
skin (esp. over areas ... pleural effusion on CXR ... cause interstitial lung ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
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 ... many cases you can ... to confirm the diagnosis ... at the lung bases
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 ... the silhouette sign ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
Assessing ROSC during CPR ... zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR