Acute bilateral airspace opacification (differential)
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Acute bilateral airspace opacification is a subset of the larger differential diagnosis for airspace opacification. An exhaustive list of all possible causes of acute bilateral airspace opacities is long, but a useful way to consider the huge list is via the material within the airways:
- infections, including aspiration
- fluid (primary differential if there is cardiomegaly)
- blood
- emboli
- alveolar sarcoidosis
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ARDS
Direct lung injuryIndirect lung injury
-<li>-<a href="/articles/ards">ARDS</a><ul>-<li>Direct lung injury</li>-<li>Indirect lung injury</li>-</ul>-</li>- +<li><a href="/articles/ards">ARDS</a></li>