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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... is most likely a ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... illness, clinical ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... Neoplasm with lobar ... proteinosis is a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Rapid onset of a ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause ... : • Focal pneumonia ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... a lot of B lines ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... There is a peripheral ... This patient had a ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... • Nonspecific chronic ... • Recurrent pneumonia ... that migrated to a