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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
, nodular, high ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... x-ray (click image ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... HRCT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... findings on the chest ... Whenever you see a chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
show very similar HRCT ... throughout the whole lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Kerley B lines on chest ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #CTChest #Reticular
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
Cough- A 4-year-old ... Radiography of the chest ... A repeat chest radiograph ... NEJM #clinical #radiology ... #chest #xray #peds
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Pleuritic chest ... + Nodular opacities ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... opacities on chest ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary