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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... was caused by multiple ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
(dark bronchus sign ... fine reticular pattern ... excluding UIP as diagnosis ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... encephalitis, eastern ... Powassan, louping ill ... Acute meningeal signs ... #neurology #meningitis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... • Infectious causes ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis ... #management #neurology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common causes ... produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant