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Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
is a rare chronic ... filling of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
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Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
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Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
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Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
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Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
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