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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... first part of alveolar ... oxygen • Causes: Interstitial ... lung diseases, ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... Influenza, Lymphocytic interstitial ... alveolar proteinosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #diseases #differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Disease, Interstitial ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... Lung Disease ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
consolidation - Pleural effusion ... mild infection; alveolar ... interstitial syndrome ... patients with pulmonary ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... filling of the alveoli ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR