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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... Upper or middle lobe ... Thymoma, Thyroid, Lymphoma ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Radiology • Miliary ... • Malignancy: Lymphoma ... #Radiology #differential ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• History of EBV ... Workup: • Full ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... physical exam, CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
+/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Diagnosis Framework ... Alveolar Proteinosis, Lymphoma ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... dealing with the differential ... carcinoma and lymphoma ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener ... SitusInversus #NEJM
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... Finally the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Hodgkins #Lymphoma
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
caused by a rigid chest ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... diagnosis includes ... fibrosis with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #