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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
mm) nodules • Diffusely ... hematogenous spread of a ... Opacities: • Infectious ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... (diffuse infiltrates ... high resolution chest ... #diagnosis #nephrology
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 ... respond to the treatment ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Chronic post-infection ... are so small and diffuse ... proteinosis is a ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Immunoglobulins (Ig M, A, ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... aches, joint pain, chest ... ) • Chronic, subacute ... pulmonary infection ... endocarditis Local
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging: diffuse ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
confirm DAH, r/o infection ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... FINDINGS: • U/A: ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #