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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... of chronic consolidation ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... with chronic consolidation ... The final diagnosis ... look like this #Clinical ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... patients with uremic ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... without associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... heart failure, uremia ... bronchitis, and COPD ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal failure (uremia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... Interpretation #Diagnosis