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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... of diffuse consolidation ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Diffuse #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... or chronic illness ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Chronic ... Disease • Diffuse ... • Acute Respiratory ... Lung Infection
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... - Other • Anemia
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... /Chest Wall: • ... : Anemia, Arrhythmia ... #Chronic #Causes
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Eos PNA • Chronic ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... #radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... #differential #