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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... #CXR #clinical
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Diffuse ... interstitial opacities - Fine ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
- Inability to differentiate ... patient is still able ... subjacent white matter ... Gerstmann #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... parenchyma resulting in fine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Diffuse ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
localized, crampy, diffuse ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... by 24 hours or longer ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause