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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Lobar consolidation ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... #CXR #Consolidation
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Shows Consolidation ... #Cough #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... a patient with cough ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... patients, who have an acute ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... consolidation or ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
had fever and cough ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... the airways as acute ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Bronchiectasis - Summary

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