Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... ) or interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Interstitial Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Interstitial #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Interstitial ... Pattern - Differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... bronchovascular interstitium ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient β€’ Alveolar ... Lung Disease, Interstitial ... Fibrosis, Interstitial ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Alveolar proteinosis ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... infarction/PE, CHF ... #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 β€’ Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Patients β€’ Diffuse Interstitial ... Influenza, Lymphocytic interstitial ... alveolar proteinosis ... #diseases #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 β€’ Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... first part of alveolar ... second part of alveolar ... oxygen β€’ Causes: Interstitial ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... the air in the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial ... #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant