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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
x-ray Findings in ... without x-ray findings ... , pulmonary contusion ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... abdominal viscus #cxr
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... on a CXR. ... based on the x-ray findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
have specific patterns ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... immunocompromised patient PCP ... probably would be pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
on a chest x-ray ... produces only mild ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... there additional findings ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #ILD