XR Flashcards
DDx of Acute Airspace Disease, 4
1) Pulmonary edema
2) PNA
3) Aspiration
4) Hemorrhage
DDx of Pneumomediastinum, 5
1) Ruptured esophagus
2) Ruptured Trachea/bronchus
3) Iatrogeninc/trauma
4) Asthma
5) Pneumoperitoneum
DDx of Chronic Airspace Disease, 4
1) Alveolar cell CA
2) Alveolar Sarcoid
3) Lymphoma
4) Alveolar Proteinosis
DDx of Opacified Hemithorax, 4
1) Atelectasis
2) Pleural effusion
3) Pneumonia
4) Post-pneumonectomy
DDx of Large Cavitary Lung lesions, 3
Abscess
Carcinoma
TB
DDx of Upper Lobe Disease, 4
SET PARC Sarcoidosis, Silicosis Eosinophilic Granuloma TB PCP PNA Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiation Cystic Fibrosis
DDx of Bibasilar Interstitial Disease, 6
BAD ASS Bronchiectasis Aspiration DIP Asbestosis Sickle Cell Disease Scleroderma (also rheumatoid)
DDx of Micronodular Lung Disease, 4
Metastasis
Sarcoidosis
Pneumoconiosis
Miliary TB
DDx of Small Cavitary Lung Lesions, 4
Septic Emboli
Rheumatoid nodules
Squamous or Transitional Cell Metastasis
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
DDx of Lymphangitic Spread to the Lungs, 6
Lung CA Breast CA Stomach CA Pancreatic CA Laryngeal CA Cervical CA
DDx of Multiple Lung Nodules, 5
Metastases Wegner's Rheumatoid Nodules Multiple AVM's Septic Emboli
DDx of Pulmonary interstitial edema, 3
CHF
Lymphangitic Spread
Allergic Rxn
DDx of Shifting Infiltrates, 6
Loeffler's syndrome ABPA, Allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis Asthma Aspiration Polyarteritis Nodosa Viral PNA
DDx of Chronic Interstitial Disease (pulmonary fibrosis)
PigNic Pneumoconiosis Interstitial PNA Granulomatous Disease Neoplastic Disease Idiopathic fibrosis Collagen Vascular Disease
DDx of Unilateral Hyper-Luscent Lung
Swyer-James Syndrome
Pulmonary Embolism
Pneumothorax
Obstructive Emphysema