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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... #Disorders #Evaluation
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... can be suspected based ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... most typical of pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... bases. ... bases will be less ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... in particular) Evaluation ... : Imaging (CXR ... workup #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... these terms are based ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Clindamycin in case ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #