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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infarction • Stable ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis ... and management ... Causes of localized ... Bacterial pneumonia, Virus ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
Graft-Verus-Host ... cell transplant (HCT ... reaction that causes ... CheatSheet #Transplant #Diagnosis ... #Overview #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... , cavities • HRCT ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
nodules shown on HRCT ... making an accurate diagnosis ... In most cases small ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
limited differential diagnosis ... (Table). ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT