Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... - Emphysema - Lung ... diseases with a low ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... nodular, high and low ... is interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 β€’ Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 β€’ Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 β€’
Miliary Pattern ... mm) nodules β€’ Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... process or (rarely) diffuse ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... hemorrhage (DAH) β€’ Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... hematuria, RBC casts, low ... β€’ IF staining patterns
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
Algorithm for nodular ... pattern The algorithm ... the nodules are diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
of localized -> diffuse ... diagnosis #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... , interstitial diffuse ... a lot of B lines ... but need to know how
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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to look at the pattern ... Now it is obvious ... more than one pattern ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary