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Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Peripheral edema, Disease-specific ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... dysmorphic RBCs) • Disease-specific ... high resolution chest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... • Nucleolar: Diffuse ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #differential
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... • IF staining patterns ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... left multiple diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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disease, and ocular ... pain • Kawasaki Disease ... (Granulomatous disease ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Chronic lung disease ... History of immunosuppressive ... Disease: Clinical ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... #differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Systemic rheumatic diseases ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases ... (GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE ... HBV Kawasaki Disease