39 results
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... usually multiple ill-defined ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... of organizing pneumonia ... Patients with OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Organizing #Pneumonia
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Acute #Cough #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • Pleuritic CP ... • Pleuritic chest ... : • Chest pain ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... (OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... dealing with the differential ... of organizing pneumonia ... (OP) also known ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
- Bilateral peripheral ... with the typical bilateral ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Organizing #Pneumonia
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... also organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #Organizing #Pneumonia