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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Consolidation - Lobar ... • Cavitation, Abscess ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... - Lobar or focal ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... Consolidation - Lobar ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... - No specific lab ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... #pulmonary #differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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- Chest Radiology ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #Chest #Radiology ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... So we can assume ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Bands > 15% • Uremia ... aeruginosa Clinical ... Yield of blood CX ... in adults with clinically ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
infections an abscess ... coughed up, a cavity can ... be seen on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #