Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
- Aspiration - Pulmonary ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 β€’ Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Innumerable, bilateral ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural ... effusion; sometimes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... If pleural effusion ... seen on a supine chest ... pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
the presence of pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential ... #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Asbestosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Pleural ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... OP - Bilateral ... effusions and parenchymal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
breath or pleuritic chest ... update: small bilateral ... pleural effusion ... Thickening #COVID19 #clinical ... lung #ultrasound #pulmonary
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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 β€’ Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Castleman's disease β€’ Pleural ... effusion; empyema ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology