Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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radiology cxr diagnosis clinical pulmonary ctchest differential pneumonia interstitial patterns acuteinterstitialpneumonia boop centrilobular cystic dcld disease distribution findings gpa granulomatosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... - Diffuse consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... - Multiple Masses ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation. Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... the amount of air ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities. In most cases these are the
consolidations ... In most cases these ... to segmental, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs. The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... masses. ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
characterized by diffuse ... The histologic pattern ... or patchy consolidation ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia Here another case of diffuse consolidation. This patient had fever and cough. This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... of diffuse consolidation ... It will lead to multifocal ... ill-defined densities ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses. In the
the vasculitis causes ... areas of consolidation ... seen as multiple nodules ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
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