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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... underlying lung disease ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... of cancer, lung disease
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
- Pain (back, chest ... Inflammatory diseases ... : Neoplasia or hemopathy ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... On a Chest X-Ray ... interstitial lung disease ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
- Upper airway pathology ... - Lower airway pathology ... asthma • Pleural disease ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... underarms, or chest ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... oncology #diagnosis #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... inhalational injury Differential ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential