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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
(COP), Respiratory ... (DIP), Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP) ... : Acute, Chronic ... #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... usually multiple ill-defined ... (OP) and chronic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... list of causes of chronic ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... (OP) or chronic ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Chronic #Differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... dealing with the differential ... (OP) also known ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Edema, Hemorrhage, Pneumonia ... • Chronic Ground ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... , COP, Chronic Eos
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Mydriasis: CN Ill ... herniation (Comatose), Acute ... Psilocybin mushrooms, PCP ... Mydriasis #Miosis #differential