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Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... ) - Returning travelers ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... - Alveolar proteinosis ... infarction/PE, CHF
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... this is nodular interstitial ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the interstitium ... dyspnoe due to acute ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... fluid into the interstitium ... finally into the alveoli ... a patient with CHF ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant