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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... appreciate on a cest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... → no signs of CXR ... coronary artery disease ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Connective tissue diseases ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... management #neurology #differential
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
bronchopneumonia starts ... is interstitial disease ... #CXR #Multifocal ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Obstructive lung disease ... The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
the central dot sign ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant