15 results
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
So we can assume ... airways leading to pulmonary ... LAM also occurs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
typical eggshell pattern ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... demarcated secondary lobeles ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
So we are dealing ... with the differential ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
insufficiency (Cr ... ), pulmonary edema ... have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... (II, III, AVF)(pattern ... Electrocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology