Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy ... Hereditary Common Causes ... - Focal - Diffuse ... Diagnosis #Schema #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: ... management Causes ... of localized -> diffuse ... diagnosis #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... airways in the peripheral ... The most common cause ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... airway near the periphery ... lobe of lung) 2) Diffuse ... pulmonary #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... with multiple peripheral ... are so small and diffuse ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... There is a peripheral ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... to segmental, diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Collapse #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant