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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cause of diffuse consolidation ... is pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pumonary cardiogenic ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
on this CT was cardiogenic ... pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Is it pus, edema ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... pulmonary edema ... pulmonary edema ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
 -
bilateral perihilar consolidation ... are dealing with pulmonary ... edema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... edema. ... pressure resulting in edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant