Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
Pleural opacities ... common causes of pleural ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Pleural # ... Differential #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... redistribution of pulmonary ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
Pleural fluid It ... About 5 liters of pleural ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PleuralEffusion #Pleural ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
the presence of pleural ... fissures. - If pleural ... - If there are pleural ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
in relation to pleural ... fissures or the pleural ... to involve the pleural ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Comparison #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Solitary Pulmonary ... about Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule A solitary pulmonary ... atelectasis or pleural ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the pleural ... space (pleural ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
additional findings (pleural ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Algorithm #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... edema and some pleural ... Exacerbation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant