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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... lung disease, it ... differential diagnosis (Table ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Consolidation #Causes
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... • Traumatic brain ... interstitium and ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... On a chest X-ray ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... UIP #Reticular #Interstitial
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare