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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... Often anterior and posterior ... + Posterior lung ... #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
spaces with pus, edema ... Thickening of the interstitium ... lung disease (i.e ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... gradually with symptoms ... Improvement in symptoms ... #Induced #Lung
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
septal lines due to interstitial ... dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... the differential diagnostic ... #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... bronchovascular interstitium ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... lung disease, it ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
making an accurate diagnosis ... peribronchovascular interstitium ... structures of the lung ... Perilymphatic #Comparison ... #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... 10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... the pulmonary interstitium ... #differential #diagnosis
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... fluid into the interstitium ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant