Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
34.1M 14.0K 7.4K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
58 results
radiology ctchest diagnosis comparison ild pulmonary pattern cxr interstitial honeycombing pneumonitis reticular ggo management chronic cystic groundglass hypersensitivitypneumonitis lowattenuation msk
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia and UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in: - Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal) - Smoking related diseases
is seen in: - UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents: - Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
resolution of the HRCT ... as seen in fibrosis ... predominance: UIP ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity. 2. Sarcoid end-stage
end-stage with massive fibrosis ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease. When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... Even fibrosis as ... in UIP, NSIP and ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... in many cases UIP ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... listed in the table ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right) Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Subacute stage: - RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... show very similar HRCT ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are: Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Fibrosis and parenchymal ... The HRCT shows a ... existing irreversible fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
empty