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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... - Reticular interstitial ... opacities Nodule or mass ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... or multifocal ill-defined ... opacities. 2- Interstitial ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #differential #causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... #pathophysiology
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Meds o Review Cxr ... Lidocaine o Caps, masks ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management